Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 9, 2022, 4:18 AM GMT+12 (16:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-08 16:18:02 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.090° N, 179.357° E
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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.7298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.8249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.6242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.8227 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.5208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.9298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.8196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.6269 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.8262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.5280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.0251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 175 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.6255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.8287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.8217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.6298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.6250 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.9289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.1298 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.6270 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 5.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away · tsunami flag
  34. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.7323 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.6292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 3.0281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.4297 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.8231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.6286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.9254 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.8290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.6283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.7264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away

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