Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 132 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 132 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 24, 2020, 5:26 PM HADT (02:26 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 186 km WSW 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
2020-05-25 02:26:47 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.107° N, 178.091° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.536 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.8114 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.543 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.5121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.9173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.9134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.8145 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.8142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.7102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.4225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.9167 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.880 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.754 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.698 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.591 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.5116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.7136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.1149 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.579 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.677 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.1153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.7201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.678 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.580 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.581 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.2118 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 182 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.5118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.769 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 3.964 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.482 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.567 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.080 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.582 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.572 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 3.764 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.2140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.774 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.981 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.780 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.081 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.967 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.2147 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.1125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.556 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 162 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.878 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.8150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.860 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.5113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.8111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.550 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.6118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.8220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.6154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 134 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.980 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.9107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.768 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.1192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.1118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.0128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.692 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.698 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away

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