Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 125 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 125 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 8, 2017, 1:50 PM HADT (22:50 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-08 22:50:14 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.721° N, 178.434° 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. 2.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.6131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.3123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.3122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.4128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.2125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.5132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.4132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.6129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.1125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.8136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 3.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 4.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.3123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.4137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.2128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.9134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 3.3133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.4129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 3.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.5120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.6132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 4.2139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 4.3138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.4136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.4125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.7130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.6131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.8132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.3142 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.4123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.8132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.7147 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.0129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.3126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away

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