Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 126 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 126 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 20, 2017, 6:35 AM HADT (15:35 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-20 15:35:29 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.689° N, 178.450° 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
19

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. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.5119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.3134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.1124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.4128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.047 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.8121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.2128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.3131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.3122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.3120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.1136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.3126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 3.6129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.8135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.2127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 3.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.5132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away

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