Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 5:47 AM GMT+12 (17:47 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-14 17:47:14 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.384° N, 179.341° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.071 · 26 stations
3.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.8209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.3236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.9257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.1194 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.0237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.8233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.1209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.7213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.9243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1108 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 146 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.9214 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.8230 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.5266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 3.9282 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.9298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.6243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 144 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.9218 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.1248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.6243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.7227 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 174 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.9249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.7221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.1189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.1275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.8243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.2190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.0241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.7247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.1198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.9271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 4.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.1187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.0238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.0236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.0237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.7227 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.0200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.9239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.2287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.8200 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.1275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.0195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.9247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.7194 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.2250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.0231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.5211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away

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