Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 2, 2017, 9:35 AM HADT (18:35 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 95 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-02 18:35:58 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.456° N, 176.245° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.982 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.917 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.033 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.079 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.686 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.472 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 5.798 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away · tsunami flag
  10. 5.298 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.9106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 5.995 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · tsunami flag
  13. 3.4115 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.6113 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.7112 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.3110 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.1101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.9100 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.998 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.9105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.397 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.9101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.992 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.4100 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.2101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.099 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.5118 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.2103 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.8112 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 3.0102 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.1112 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 3.895 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.7115 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.8113 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 5.597 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away · tsunami flag
  36. 5.3105 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.997 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.2101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.0105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.299 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 4.6105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.8106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 3.8104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.5106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.7110 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.2101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.8123 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.1103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.2108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 3.2105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.1108 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.193 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.1102 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.3100 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.594 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.1109 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 4.142 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.16 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.586 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.456 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 240 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.546 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.555 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.725 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.086 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.061 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.866 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.998 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.852 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.083 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.346 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 141 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.829 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.981 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.962 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.835 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away

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