Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2017, 9:25 PM HADT (06:25 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 06:25:14 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.641° N, 178.431° 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
15

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. 2.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.963 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.7128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.4132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.7125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.5125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.0125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.6130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 3.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 4.2132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.2131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 3.0155 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 4.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.4130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.8134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.5133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.8123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.1130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.1125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.0126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away

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