Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 267 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 267 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 19, 2019, 7:32 PM GMT+12 (07:32 UTC), 60 km (37 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
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-19 07:32:24 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.005° N, 179.479° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.6mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.223 · 5 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.4 km horizontally, 22.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.3248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.3192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.3242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 157 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.0267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.4223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.5198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 173 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.4228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2662 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.9200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.6266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.3256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.7266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 97 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.8226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.5291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.4206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 149 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.5285 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.1171 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.3279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.9197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.4280 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 168 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.1225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away

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