M1.7 earthquake 89 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 89 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Mar 11, 2023, 10:52 AM HAST (20:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 150 km SW 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
- 2023-03-11 20:52:27 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.879° 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 185°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.6102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.1103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.998 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.9103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.8101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.593 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.4102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.589 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.790 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.8102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 3.096 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.897 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.0103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.7103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.5103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.295 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1301 days ago · -2 km deep · 8 km away
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