Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 173 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 173 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 9:03 PM HADT (06:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 90 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-30 06:03:23 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.703° N, 174.983° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5180 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.5104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.6173 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.9127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.990 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.7178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.0108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.7182 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.7103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.2124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.484 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.6186 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.7128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 185 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.997 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.0175 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.5113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.8155 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.298 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.997 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.8212 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.9106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.5169 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.195 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.395 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.0154 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.6120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.3102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.0149 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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