Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 81 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 12:46 AM HADT (09:46 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 59 km SE 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
2019-08-09 09:46:29 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.168° N, 176.314° 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
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.1120 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.4107 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.760 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.692 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.656 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.6104 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.019 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.1104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.990 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.846 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.176 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.834 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.847 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.672 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.6105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.580 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.275 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.869 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.584 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.763 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.655 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.172 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.633 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.662 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.569 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.551 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.447 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.898 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.984 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.9125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.381 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.598 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.559 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.049 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.156 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.797 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.633 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.611 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.130 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.728 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.539 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.555 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.736 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.571 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.480 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.6160 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.040 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.146 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 4.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.4104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.752 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.056 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.569 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.641 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.745 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.563 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.772 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.663 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.879 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.294 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.969 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.5164 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.852 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.756 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.577 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.330 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 161 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.748 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.760 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.0113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.297 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.2105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 202 km deep · 71 km away

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