Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 66 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 66 km E of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 5:21 AM HAST (15:21 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 37 km NW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-18 15:21:49 UTC
Depth
63.8 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.858° N, 175.663° 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: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.454 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 150 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.258 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.940 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.849 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.037 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 152 km deep · 94 km away · tsunami flag
  7. 1.764 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.961 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.142 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.933 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.939 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.977 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.975 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.439 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.537 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.986 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 235 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.1111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.018 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.486 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.655 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.545 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.247 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.343 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.364 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.036 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 227 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.150 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.125 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.665 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.422 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.1110 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.729 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.242 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.856 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 3.236 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 198 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 3.6136 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.063 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 207 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.046 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.549 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.978 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.259 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.639 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 4.166 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 166 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.997 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.218 km N of Adak, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 127 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.761 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.628 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.380 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.992 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.242 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.349 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.323 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.721 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.616 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.947 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.968 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.737 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.152 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.960 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.687 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.666 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.786 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.667 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.848 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 190 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.962 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.054 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.171 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 5.044 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.023 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.052 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.045 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.954 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.736 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.845 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.574 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away

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