Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 12, 2017, 8:12 AM HADT (17:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-12 17:12:28 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.504° N, 178.392° 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
21

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. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.2124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.1124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.8125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.7123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.2123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.2127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.8121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.2127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.6124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.5124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.4126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.5218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.8130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.2137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.1126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.5124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.4122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.9125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.7127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.4130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

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