Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 84 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 84 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 23, 2019, 4:07 AM HADT (13:07 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 51 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-23 13:07:46 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.119° N, 176.600° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.9 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.054 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.029 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.189 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.8110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.023 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.538 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.189 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.124 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.181 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.261 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.449 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.011 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.841 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.658 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.263 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.687 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.961 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.646 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.140 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.667 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.436 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.954 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.694 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.656 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.878 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.183 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.4181 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.549 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.834 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.737 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.955 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.846 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.762 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 3.2179 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.747 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.558 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.254 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.649 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.662 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.758 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.992 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.556 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.990 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.0166 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.851 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.78 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.280 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.554 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.560 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.562 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.645 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.888 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 3.994 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.685 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.363 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.841 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.044 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.435 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.957 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.379 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.6168 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.3113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.3103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.7110 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.5116 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.196 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.689 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.847 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.8104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.388 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away

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