Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 227 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 227 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 7:58 PM HAST (05:58 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 229 km W 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
2016-11-14 05:58:24 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.210° N, 179.736° 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.2185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.2231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.0256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 155 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.4138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.0254 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 157 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.9235 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3177 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.4211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.8182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 5.2229 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.2166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.8286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.8167 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.0136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.3245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.5294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 3.0283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.2211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.9142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.4270 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.7262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.1146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.5280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.7272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.0197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 3.8278 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.8144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.3176 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.5259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.2282 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.8230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.9281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.6184 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 194 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.6226 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.2266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.3247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.1212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 3.2213 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.3206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.6292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.2295 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.4280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.3216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.9213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.5202 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 3.0248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.0276 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 141 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.8271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.0153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.7140 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.0175 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.1140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.1162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.9150 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.2135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.7184 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 177 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.4282 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.8139 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.3191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.5167 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.7271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ennrczz (also filed as ak14362066). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.