Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 128 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 128 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 8, 2017, 10:07 AM HADT (19:07 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 127 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-08 19:07:38 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.833° N, 178.505° 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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.0123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.4137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.0133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.1142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 3.0129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.3132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.7137 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.0133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.5136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 3.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.6132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 4.2134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 5.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.9137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 4.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.9140 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 3.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.4129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.8135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 3.0133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.0129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.5139 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 3.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.6132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 4.1130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 4.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 4.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 3.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 4.4129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 4.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 3.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.9122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.7136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.4145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.1138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.3128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.6137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.6135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.8131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away

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