M1.5 earthquake 96 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 96 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 3:13 PM HADT (00:13 UTC), -2 km (-1 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-04-22 00:13:46 UTC
- Depth
- -1.5 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.835° N, 178.037° 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, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1154 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.870 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.333 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 170 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.390 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.2121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1259 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.277 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.779 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.996 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1258 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.0141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.654 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.395 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.599 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.6100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.950 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.8112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 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 · 4 km away
- 2.499 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.4101 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.998 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.888 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.698 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.152 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.3132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.973 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.597 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.399 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.091 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.8100 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.769 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.542 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.0104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.9143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.7157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.3142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.999 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.897 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.699 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.2147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.9140 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.697 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.5119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.295 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.799 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.395 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.497 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.798 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1262 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1262 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
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