Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 72 km N of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 72 km N of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 7:13 PM HADT (04:13 UTC), 231 km (143 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 44 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-23 04:13:13 UTC
Depth
230.8 km (143.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.521° N, 176.483° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.726 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.830 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 102 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.023 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.044 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.848 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 190 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.166 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.940 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.933 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.986 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 235 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.018 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.0122 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 187 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.364 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.422 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.242 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.063 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 207 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.549 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.639 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.166 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 166 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.218 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.752 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.941 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 238 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.973 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 194 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.726 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.273 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 188 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.522 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.027 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.272 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.643 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.627 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.427 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.044 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.056 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 149 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.728 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.140 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.770 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 226 km deep · 57 km away

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