Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 98 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 98 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 2:04 AM HADT (11:04 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 57 km ESE 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
2018-04-05 11:04:48 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.998° N, 176.464° 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
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.450 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.954 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.945 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.596 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.079 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.971 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.723 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.371 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.952 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.471 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.047 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.033 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.281 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.471 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.872 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.572 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.570 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.065 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.035 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.571 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.570 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.5100 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.352 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.862 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 4.857 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.853 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.952 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.576 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.059 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.850 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.449 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.225 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.924 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.075 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.9117 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.065 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.847 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.938 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.137 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.7111 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.042 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.556 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.327 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.263 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.476 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.752 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.665 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.530 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.795 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.136 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.633 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away

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