Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 25, 2019, 11:18 PM HADT (08:18 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-26 08:18:03 UTC
Depth
77.1 km (47.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.661° N, 177.737° 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
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.9133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.5113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.6133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.633 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.662 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.0165 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.569 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.5136 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.6136 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.1169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.551 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.447 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.898 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.9125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.6151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.2142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.8115 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.156 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 3.0138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.6102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.0113 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 181 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.611 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.130 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.7153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.5126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.7174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.539 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.9117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.9133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.555 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.736 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.0129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.7144 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.6132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 5.4146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away · tsunami flag
  48. 3.4159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.1148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.0155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.9150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.6147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.1155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.1149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.5151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.0146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.6162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.4149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.3150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.5165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.9111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.869 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.275 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.6105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.9109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.7166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.7131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.3156 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 249 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.672 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.7113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.0144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.847 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.834 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.3143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away

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