Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 81 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 81 km E of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 2:45 AM HAST (12:45 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 65 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-11 12:45:16 UTC
Depth
76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.958° N, 175.458° 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
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.880 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.635 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.679 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.229 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.843 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.814 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.386 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.660 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.019 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.549 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.0121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.549 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.234 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.638 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.177 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.079 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.666 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.667 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.830 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.948 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.940 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.889 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.519 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.453 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 219 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.314 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.534 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.558 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.722 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.957 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.925 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 222 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.039 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.940 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.957 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.940 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.725 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.69 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 3.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.163 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.964 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 4.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 4.048 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.562 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.564 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.366 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.664 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.766 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.269 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.159 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 4.665 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.866 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.769 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.041 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 164 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.369 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.944 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.7108 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.39 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.555 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.449 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.891 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.747 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.989 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.566 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 192 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.860 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.439 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 120 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.649 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 126 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.237 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 201 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.820 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.840 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.28 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.936 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away

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