M1.7 earthquake 59 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 59 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 2:12 AM HADT (11:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-29 11:12:45 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.801° N, 177.485° 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
- 37
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.846 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 138 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.5141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.717 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.979 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.641 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.512 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 153 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.710 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 156 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.0123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.933 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.9134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.766 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.6124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.8114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.649 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.739 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.5155 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.9126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.5153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.957 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.6146 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 141 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.782 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.692 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.553 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.756 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.565 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.1136 km W of Adak, AK · 1836 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.068 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.224 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.0114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.5114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.644 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.541 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.688 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.6124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.9100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.872 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.896 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.753 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.788 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.945 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.1121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.692 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.032 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.619 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.543 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.1110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of 122.
Before
- 1.758 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.597 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.9141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.942 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 189 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.683 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.687 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.534 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.2122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.559 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.559 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.543 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.062 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.665 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.6141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.829 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.8137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.4142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.020 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
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