Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 24, 2017, 6:19 AM HADT (15:19 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 109 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-24 15:19:51 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.857° N, 177.122° W
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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.861 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.088 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.5122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.153 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.724 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1109 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.650 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.6180 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.651 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.0108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.034 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.9104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.892 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.7206 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.662 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.9115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.275 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.646 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.552 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.298 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.0112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.948 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.357 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.0110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.0106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.997 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.9107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.633 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.550 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.5118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.999 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.729 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.349 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.370 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.7116 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.3104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.073 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.183 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.583 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.8112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.897 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.6111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.598 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.1100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.143 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.072 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.568 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.050 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.896 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.9118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.166 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.8198 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 3.859 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.951 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.751 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 2.539 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.986 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.025 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.661 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.584 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.439 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.0100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.8104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.7148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.658 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.762 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.750 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.144 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.851 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.960 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.868 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.7116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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