Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 32 km N of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 32 km N of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 4:53 AM HAST (14:53 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2023-11-17 14:53:23 UTC
Depth
129.7 km (80.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.170° N, 176.618° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-3.8 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 8.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
83

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.872 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.157 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.369 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.469 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.078 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.162 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.643 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 134 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.074 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.781 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.961 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.964 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 5.046 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.149 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.955 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.450 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.767 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.748 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.658 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.843 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.979 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1034 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.948 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.155 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.743 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.221 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 110 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 3.049 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.075 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.174 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.960 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.064 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.0106 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 1031 days ago · 212 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.660 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.065 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.745 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.052 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.659 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.866 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.86 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1028 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.947 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1028 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.657 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 147 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.759 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.954 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1027 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.045 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 3.941 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.855 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.061 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1026 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.146 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.565 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.972 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.752 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.465 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.935 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.562 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.159 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.059 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.654 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.089 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.589 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.230 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.638 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.246 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 149 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.030 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.023 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away

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