Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 131 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 131 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 1, 2017, 5:03 PM HADT (02:03 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 135 km W 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
2017-05-02 02:03:11 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.710° N, 178.522° 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
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.8131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.142 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.8108 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.4132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.1130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.5134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away

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