M1.7 earthquake 121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 20, 2023, 6:33 AM HADT (15:33 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 135 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
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-20 15:33:03 UTC
- Depth
- 26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.371° N, 178.187° 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
- 30
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.990 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.6178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.7117 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.9154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.6134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.7204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.9197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.6191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.9187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.678 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.581 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.7174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.5143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.853 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.6150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.087 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.736 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.785 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.989 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.943 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.555 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.2193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.758 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.2151 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.659 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.598 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.8161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.0129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.772 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.174 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.677 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.678 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.0107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.966 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.862 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.3130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.164 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.590 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.1203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.934 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.2152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.871 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.071 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.6184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.857 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.8170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.7108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.591 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.9191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.9114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.0109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.7205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.1146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.959 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.2170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.5219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.0150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.5131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236fsd64e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.