Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 131 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 131 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2017, 1:18 AM HADT (10:18 UTC), 12 km (8 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
2017-05-19 10:18:32 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.659° N, 178.503° 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. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.9133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 3.4133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.6136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.8134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.7120 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.584 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.0123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 3.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.1128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.9136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.6133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.7122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.5131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.4131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.7148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.7131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.9122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.3136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.1124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.2122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.2126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.9132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.9130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

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