M1.7 earthquake 100 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 100 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 7:51 AM HADT (16:51 UTC), 2 km (1 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-13 16:51:50 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.856° N, 178.092° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.2105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.1104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.676 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.0104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.881 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.4100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.7106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.1102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.598 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.588 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.588 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.797 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.4101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91803521. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.