Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 28 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 26, 2016, 9:36 AM HADT (18:36 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 39 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-26 18:36:36 UTC
Depth
89.5 km (55.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.007° N, 176.275° 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
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.233 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.867 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.351 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.935 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.038 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.541 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.750 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 184 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.264 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.757 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.531 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.450 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.562 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.370 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 221 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.835 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.259 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.358 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.965 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.582 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.916 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.550 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.530 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.957 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.946 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.859 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.485 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 192 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 5.139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away · tsunami flag
  34. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.355 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.371 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.255 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.296 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.560 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.572 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 171 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 245 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.741 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.959 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.190 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.763 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.925 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.543 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 3.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.566 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 3.658 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.874 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 3.487 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.037 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 119 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.215 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.765 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.857 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.674 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.737 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.055 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.167 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.362 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.521 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 140 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.058 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.558 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.543 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.285 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.934 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.643 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.637 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.660 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.976 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.395 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.336 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.132 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.3100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.066 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.869 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away

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