Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2017, 12:45 AM GMT+12 (12:45 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-16 12:45:05 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.053° N, 179.279° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.2294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.8254 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.6296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.4293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.0259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.0238 km WSW of Adak, AK · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.0280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.0288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.3257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.2280 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.2247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.5295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.4293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.3225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.5233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.5244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.7236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.7285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.0243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 3.2288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 4.6298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.8285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.6282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.3282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 3.1223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.4262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.8258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.0292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.9297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.4245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.9240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.5219 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.4261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.2205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.6294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.5289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.3292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.5298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.9298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.9290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.1216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.5218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.8286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.4256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.8232 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away

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