Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 4, 2023, 8:18 AM HADT (17:18 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-05-04 17:18:21 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.277° N, 176.365° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.858 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.141 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.570 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.832 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.384 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.638 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.535 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.996 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.786 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.749 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.661 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.985 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.587 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.878 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.860 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.851 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.622 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.187 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.848 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.964 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.874 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.526 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.889 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.662 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.865 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.757 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.960 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.222 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.150 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.942 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.128 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.755 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.959 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.768 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.537 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 4.615 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.842 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.842 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.640 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.839 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.735 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.540 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.539 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.845 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.591 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.638 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.857 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.990 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.562 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.846 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.541 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.542 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.769 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.091 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.973 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.152 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.670 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.043 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 132 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.888 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.6152 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.547 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.569 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.060 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.180 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.950 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235pcvb11. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.