Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 59 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 6:15 PM HAST (04:15 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 6:15 PM HAST
UTC: 2016-11-15 04:15:46 UTC
Depth: 73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 51.727° N, 177.458° 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

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Stations used: 20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016epag3rk (also filed as ak14341429). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.