M1.5 earthquake 87 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 87 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 6:28 PM HADT (03:28 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-14 03:28:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.864° N, 177.898° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
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
- 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.598 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.588 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.687 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.588 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.8104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.797 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.6101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · -2 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.4101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.5101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.9115 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.3112 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.3101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.792 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.067 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.1102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.76 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.086 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.4100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.881 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.0104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.676 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.1104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.2105 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.587 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.686 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
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