M1.6 earthquake 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 28, 2017, 6:53 AM HADT (15:53 UTC), 8 km (5 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
- 2017-08-28 15:53:49 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.568° N, 178.416° 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
- 15
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
- 1.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.1107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.5124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.090 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.4120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.5130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.8121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.3128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 132 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.0123 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.5198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 72 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.4132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.0158 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.1167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.4122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.0112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.4223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.3127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.292 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.0116 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.9116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.080 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.782 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.5146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.0123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.377 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.2114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.575 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.791 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.6103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.0208 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.1101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.3116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.953 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.9168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.6102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.5119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.744 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.4201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
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