M1.7 earthquake 98 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 98 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 1:57 AM HADT (10:57 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 151 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-08 10:57:39 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.331° N, 177.754° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 since this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.961 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.791 km W of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.691 km W of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.616 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.599 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.874 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.893 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.172 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.084 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 53 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.059 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 52 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.4120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 52 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.257 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 52 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.054 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 52 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.278 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 52 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.3122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.3182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.1154 km W of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.373 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.0148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.866 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.496 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.894 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.969 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.187 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 51 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.7155 km W of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.8155 km W of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.252 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.357 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.264 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.5186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 49 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.5150 km W of Adak, Alaska · 49 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.090 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 49 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.8176 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.275 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.050 km S of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.155 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.033 km S of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.633 km S of Adak, Alaska · 48 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.2180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.875 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.1122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.096 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.248 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.773 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 47 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 46 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.455 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 46 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.824 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 44 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 44 days ago · 53 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.179 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 44 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.9116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 43 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.7134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 43 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.5102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 43 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.2162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.4138 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.667 km S of Adak, Alaska · 54 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.236 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.881 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.075 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.3135 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.1130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.861 km S of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.6144 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.982 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.855 km S of Adak, Alaska · 55 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.1175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.048 km S of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.990 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.072 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.1141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.725 km S of Adak, Alaska · 56 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.968 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 57 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
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