Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 117 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 117 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 11:17 AM HAST (21:17 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 101 km ESE 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
2016-01-12 21:17:55 UTC
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.149° N, 175.405° 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.773 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.735 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.895 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.689 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.590 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.858 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.340 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.164 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.660 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.638 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.970 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.275 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 155 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.540 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.799 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.780 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.991 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.4100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.4102 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.197 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.197 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.554 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.958 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.668 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.9118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.572 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.4136 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.864 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.775 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.9140 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.655 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.587 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.676 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.835 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.681 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.3174 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.586 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.960 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.748 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.965 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.575 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.2196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.535 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.651 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.844 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.582 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.661 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.565 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.6189 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.1102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.786 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.997 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.279 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.075 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 152 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 3.971 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.374 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.554 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.036 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.644 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.697 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 5.188 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 2.0106 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.690 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.377 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.080 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.368 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.363 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.129 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.995 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.2186 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.189 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.496 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.586 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016k7213v (also filed as ak12461688). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.