Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 251 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 251 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 25, 2023, 4:01 PM GMT+12 (04:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 267 km W 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
2023-05-25 04:01:34 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.443° N, 179.796° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.0259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.2193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.2194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.8161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.5208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.1203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.2152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.6184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.6190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.9190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.9262 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 162 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.0267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.1181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.6163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.2181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.0155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.9236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.5211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.6231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.5164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.8180 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.9265 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 152 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.0256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 179 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.6187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.6183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.2255 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.0233 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 71 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.0228 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 169 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.9229 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.7266 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1207 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.6245 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 96 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.7225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1206 days ago · 129 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.6221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.1182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.1229 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 157 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.7292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.8221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1204 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.9290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.7174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.9187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.6191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 163 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.8206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.9197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.7204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.9241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.6178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.8170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.0218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.9191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.4219 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 183 km deep · 69 km away

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