M1.7 earthquake 89 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 89 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Feb 17, 2023, 12:02 AM HAST (10:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 121 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-02-17 10:02:58 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.859° N, 177.938° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 156°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.490 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.191 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.589 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.091 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.992 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.994 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.063 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.694 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.794 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.595 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.094 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.2104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.693 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1324 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.390 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.191 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.591 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.391 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91764291. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.