Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 3:53 AM HAST (13:53 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 24 km S 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
2019-12-06 13:53:56 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.085° N, 176.570° 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
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.086 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.968 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.087 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.084 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.862 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.257 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.423 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.892 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.843 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.622 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 240 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.578 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.854 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.727 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.470 km SE of Adak, AK · 2485 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.281 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.090 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.589 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.287 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.68 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.550 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.891 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.6129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.554 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.662 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.260 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.530 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.958 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.880 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.549 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.768 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.066 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.744 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.252 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.6106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 4.075 km ESE of Adak, AK · 2475 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.997 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.165 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 4.260 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 3.754 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.250 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.344 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.071 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 4.169 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.379 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.480 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.025 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.635 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.924 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 4.624 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.644 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.290 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.416 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.5115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.861 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.093 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.487 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.578 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.166 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.588 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.086 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.0126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.065 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.049 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.667 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.991 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.440 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.684 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.777 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.350 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.391 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.640 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.989 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away

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