Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 174 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 174 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 22, 2017, 3:26 PM HAST (01:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-23 01:26:59 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.893° N, 179.168° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3218 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.884 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.384 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.485 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.085 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.585 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.0107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.3141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.692 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.985 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 4.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.484 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 4.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.7240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.1222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.2113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.5155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.8159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.9249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 187 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.295 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.0106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.3161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.9107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 2.1152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.7240 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 165 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.2235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.3124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.3144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.9253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.3250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0171224460 (also filed as ak15169539). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.