M1.9 earthquake 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 5:33 PM HADT (02:33 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 128 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-28 02:33:06 UTC
- Depth
- 56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.455° N, 178.330° 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
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.796 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.6190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.2181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.0120 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.9100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.4126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.0194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.6144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.7149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.656 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.6122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.597 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.462 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.8125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.7101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.9110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.6142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.5210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.9178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 222 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.062 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.2135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.7135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.7137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.6124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.9105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.8114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.074 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.2190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.797 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.4139 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.9102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.2127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.1206 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.3122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.8131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
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