Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2023, 4:33 AM HADT (13:33 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-19 13:33:55 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.154° N, 179.133° W
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
15

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.0218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.8170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.6178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.9241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.9154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.6134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.7204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.9197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.8206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.6191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.9187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.7174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.9251 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.1250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.5143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.6150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.2193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.2151 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.598 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.8161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.0129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 4.5143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.0107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 3.3130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.5208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.1203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.2152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.6184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 3.6190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.097 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.2122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.7110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.9190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.8100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.8147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.1181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.6163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.7114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.7112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.2181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.9118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.9114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.0109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.5244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.7205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.1146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.2170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.5219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.0150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.5131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.9178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.8270 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.2180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.8135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.6130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.0127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236e3n2f0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.