Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 141 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 141 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 2:31 PM HAST (00:31 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 103 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-09 00:31:42 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.619° N, 176.948° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.1126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.9112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.689 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.991 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.9140 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.296 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.989 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.1112 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.3130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.298 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.0112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.1167 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3888 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.844 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.195 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.0103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.0122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.3104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.665 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.9105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.179 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.690 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.552 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.9112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.6180 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2208 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.4147 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.1111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.663 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.867 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.795 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.864 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away

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