M1.6 earthquake 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 5, 2017, 1:24 PM HADT (22:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-05 22:24:51 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.572° N, 178.396° 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
- 14
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
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.8191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.1215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.5128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.5203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.7124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.764 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.0162 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.7143 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.8123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.4108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.962 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.681 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.679 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.1125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.1135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.8124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.7212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.884 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.5135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.1138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.9115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.8149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.337 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.7136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.5121 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.6116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.5125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.583 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.8211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.5100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.5118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.780 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.674 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.3143 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.3136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.8123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.5124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.8138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · tsunami flag
- 2.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.082 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.4156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.869 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.3135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.1180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.3170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
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