Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2017, 1:17 AM GMT+12 (13:17 UTC), 20 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-16 13:17:20 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.153° N, 179.214° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.8254 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.6296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.4293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.0259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.0238 km WSW of Adak, AK · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.0280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.2290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.0288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.3257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.2280 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.2247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.5295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.4293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.3225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.5233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.5244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.7236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.7285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.4252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.0243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.2288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 4.6298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.8285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.6282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.3282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 3.1223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.4262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.8258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.0292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.9297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.4245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.9240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.5219 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.4261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 3.2298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.6294 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.5289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.3292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.5298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.9298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.9290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 152 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.5218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.8286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.4256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.8232 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 135 km deep · 100 km away

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