Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 9:57 AM HADT (18:57 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 44 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-15 18:57:29 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.403° N, 176.178° 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 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.585 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.342 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.547 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.668 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1171 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.828 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.861 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.655 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.572 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.942 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.875 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.539 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.875 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.748 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.967 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.165 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 157 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.760 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.767 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.640 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.865 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1166 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.956 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 188 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.940 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.650 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.838 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.786 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.167 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.889 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.232 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.566 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.663 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1162 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.710 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.639 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 207 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.055 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 172 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.974 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.563 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.6101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.759 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.558 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.780 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.769 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 211 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.540 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.721 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.758 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.971 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.869 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.653 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.660 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.558 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.063 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.680 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.956 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.184 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.1155 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.149 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.779 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.270 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.9100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.294 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.598 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.164 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.547 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 173 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.071 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1178 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02390ge3rf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.