Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 59 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 8:54 PM HAST (06:54 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 47 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-18 06:54:08 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.456° N, 176.099° 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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.166 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.652 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.258 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.940 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.849 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.663 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.082 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.961 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.142 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.933 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.939 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.977 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.439 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.537 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.1111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.018 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.486 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.655 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 4.247 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.343 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.364 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.150 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.949 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.665 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.422 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.851 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.1110 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.729 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.242 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.085 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.863 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.856 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.6136 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.073 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.063 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 207 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.549 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.656 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.978 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.259 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.639 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 4.166 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 166 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.860 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.997 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.218 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.761 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.752 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.859 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.628 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.380 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.776 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.349 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.960 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.687 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.666 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.786 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.667 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.848 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 190 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.962 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.054 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.759 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.171 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 5.044 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.023 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.052 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.045 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.259 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.954 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.740 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away

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