Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 84 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2017, 5:01 PM HADT (02:01 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-20 02:01:26 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.385° N, 177.566° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.0123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.9136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.5132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.5119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 4.3134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.1124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.661 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.025 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.4128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.047 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.7120 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.439 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.8134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.6136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.4133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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