M1.9 earthquake 99 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 99 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 4:48 PM HADT (01:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 135 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-04-18 01:48:28 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.852° N, 178.076° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 205°, 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
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.897 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.5112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1263 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.396 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1263 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.0134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.397 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.296 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.6103 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1262 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.497 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.9110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.395 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.295 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.5119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.1154 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.870 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.333 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 170 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.390 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.2121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.277 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.779 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.654 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.395 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.950 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.8112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.1154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.499 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.7102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.3100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.7100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.1113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.097 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.059 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.496 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1265 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.797 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1265 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
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