Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 97 km NNE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 97 km NNE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 29, 2019, 4:48 AM HADT (13:48 UTC), 225 km (140 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-29 13:48:32 UTC
Depth
224.8 km (139.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.704° N, 176.155° W
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 · ±0.177 · 8 stations
3.1ML, 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 15.5 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.436 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.78 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.155 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 193 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.276 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 191 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.063 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 175 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.137 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.721 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.647 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.046 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 139 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.161 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 208 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.677 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.667 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.167 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 211 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.840 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.359 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.952 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 227 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.545 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 168 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.670 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.544 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.774 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 196 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.140 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 178 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.370 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.044 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.833 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.979 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.441 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 141 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.248 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.879 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.075 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.545 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

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