Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 197 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 197 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 12, 2019, 11:29 PM HADT (08:29 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 266 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-13 08:29:26 UTC
Depth
69.2 km (43.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.125° N, 179.488° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.1171 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.5285 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.5191 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 171 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.4206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 149 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.6267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.3170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 138 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.1165 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.3248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.7140 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.6166 km WSW of Adak, AK · 2686 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.3128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.3192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.3242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.4130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.1121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.5125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.6129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.0267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.8201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.9125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.5109 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 219 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.4223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.5198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 173 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.1176 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.4228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.7186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.9200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.1188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.8151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.6266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.4124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.7159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.9171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.3256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.9167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.9183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.7180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.7266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.6112 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.9141 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.1117 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.8159 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.4280 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 168 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.2138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.5128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.3113 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.8186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away

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