Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 170 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 170 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Feb 13, 2017, 9:50 PM HAST (07:50 UTC), 22 km (14 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-14 07:50:53 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.842° N, 179.104° 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01722jnhf2 (also filed as ak15339451). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.