Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 23, 2017, 8:12 AM GMT+12 (20:12 UTC), 15 km (9 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: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, May 23, 2017, 8:12 AM GMT+12
UTC: 2017-05-22 20:12:01 UTC
Depth: 14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.068° N, 179.426° 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: 9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176j6aiwb (also filed as ak16175968). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.