Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 248 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 248 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 9, 2016, 3:57 AM GMT+12 (15:57 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 283 km WSW 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
2016-06-08 15:57:39 UTC
Depth
70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.766° N, 179.761° E
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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.1160 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.2163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.4244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.6271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.4239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.8202 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 213 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.6252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 91 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.7160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 187 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.8203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.3232 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.0241 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.7289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.9283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.9175 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.0285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 166 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.0252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 137 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.0198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.6166 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.9273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.7244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.7168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.5170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.6168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.4236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.1278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.5293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.9226 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 154 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.3200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 164 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.7226 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.2256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.1205 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.8185 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.9239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.8257 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.7209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.9160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.8239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.7221 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.9235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.1249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.6228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.1183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.2184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 91 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.7186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.1206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.7287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.9172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.8154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.1215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away

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