Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 24, 2017, 3:38 PM HADT (00:38 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2017-05-25 00:38:46 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.590° N, 178.399° 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
16

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. 3.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.7124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.088 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.2124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.5122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.8135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.1136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.2130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.7137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.7130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.5128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.8125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.5132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.3127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.5129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.5126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 3.1131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 3.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.9125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.861 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.0136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.8124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.986 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.1137 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.8121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.9135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.9131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.8127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away

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