Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 4, 2017, 1:33 AM HADT (10:33 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-04 10:33:42 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.642° N, 178.391° 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
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.6113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.3135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.4127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.9137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.5137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.5141 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.9133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.3145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.5133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.9178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.3128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.9173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.5137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.2129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.033 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.5132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.4133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 3.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.1130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 4.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.8117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.6133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.2130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.8163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.1129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away

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