Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 12, 2017, 6:21 PM HADT (03:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 290 km WSW 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
2017-05-13 03:21:47 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.003° N, 179.456° 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
23

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. 2.2137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.8136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.0163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.2186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.3183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.1134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.1216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.9298 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.2129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.4126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.7134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 3.4137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.9134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.1136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.8138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 4.2130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.8286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.8129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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