Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 1:56 PM HADT (22:56 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-09 22:56:49 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.430° N, 178.229° 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.3184 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.8138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.633 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.6134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.4123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.5118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.7181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.5128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.3130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.8135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.0126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.999 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.9134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.349 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.370 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.8121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.3104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.997 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.0106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.357 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.0112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.9170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away

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