M1.8 earthquake 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 1:25 PM HADT (22:25 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 97 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-21 22:25:26 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.665° N, 178.439° 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
- 11
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
- 2.0104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.299 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.7102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.299 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.4118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.799 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
- 6.397 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · tsunami flag
- 3.1102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.991 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.694 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.5101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.996 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.496 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.0103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.395 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.192 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.389 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.294 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.9101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.899 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.397 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.297 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.499 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.195 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.9113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.5182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.2114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.7106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.296 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.788 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.889 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.696 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.6130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.7104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.7107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.990 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.8166 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.686 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.8204 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.089 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.993 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.688 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.887 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.096 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.389 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.993 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.349 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.1117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.8109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.097 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.8115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.3183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.4105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.8105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.5100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.8110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.8105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.8100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.896 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.9118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.196 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.8198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.6120 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018appgtc4 (also filed as ak20257979). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.