M1.7 earthquake 60 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 6:39 AM HAST (16:39 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 37 km SSW of Atka, 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
- 2021-01-18 16:39:06 UTC
- Depth
- 54.9 km (34.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.755° N, 175.774° 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
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.733 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 220 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.348 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 129 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.963 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.766 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.539 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.755 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.047 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 172 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.563 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 182 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.188 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.051 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.623 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.187 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.657 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.978 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.077 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.597 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.641 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.043 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.896 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.761 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.156 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.186 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.971 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.076 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.532 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 208 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.293 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.767 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.885 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.048 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 127 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.789 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.865 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.938 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.032 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 186 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.622 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.650 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.188 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.924 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.530 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.822 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.956 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.730 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.030 km E of Adak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.598 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.599 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.895 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.543 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
The first 60 of 149.
Before
- 2.463 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.491 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.129 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.050 km W of Atka, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.283 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.7100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.930 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.733 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.890 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.970 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.936 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.967 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.939 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.469 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.622 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
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