M1.7 earthquake 98 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 98 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 12:17 AM HADT (09:17 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-17 09:17:29 UTC
- Depth
- -1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.865° N, 178.065° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- 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
- 1.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.952 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.653 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.898 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.090 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.4100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.582 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.891 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.862 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.992 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.9101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.0101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.5114 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 179 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.793 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.3100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.099 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1292 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.993 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.1100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.497 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.3100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1290 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1290 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1290 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.590 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.653 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.794 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.086 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.1101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.996 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.1103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.997 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.299 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91809121. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.