Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 79 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 6:47 AM HAST (16:47 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-08 16:47:15 UTC
Depth
40.1 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.183° N, 176.333° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.163 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.396 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.254 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.068 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.791 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.8100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.175 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.643 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.552 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.661 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.135 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.888 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.292 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.724 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.659 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.892 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.369 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.343 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 146 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.874 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.837 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.545 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.016 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.531 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.456 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.673 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.985 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.649 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.0149 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.16 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.873 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.332 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.544 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.645 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.978 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.919 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.046 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.358 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3841 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.364 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.2108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.5116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.2114 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.996 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.6120 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.042 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.817 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.858 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.650 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.857 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.820 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.988 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.240 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.6105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.399 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.363 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.783 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.585 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.979 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.931 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.289 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.681 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.596 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.659 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.665 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.089 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.796 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.787 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.992 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.485 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.823 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.815 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.311 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.739 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away

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