M1.9 earthquake 79 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 79 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Feb 19, 2023, 1:38 AM HAST (11:38 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-19 11:38:55 UTC
- Depth
- 38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.482° N, 177.587° 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
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.3125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.048 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.790 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.695 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1319 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.649 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.594 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.856 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.394 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.86 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.994 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.491 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.092 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.990 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.161 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1320 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.752 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.2104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
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