Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 29, 2017, 9:33 PM HADT (06:33 UTC), 7 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-30 06:33:16 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.951° N, 179.197° 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
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.0123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.3120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.0128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.6119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.3167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.1132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.0129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.6124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.7150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.4128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.5295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.3225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.5233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.0108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.7110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 3.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.0134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.6131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.4122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.5121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.0124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.8135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.4125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.8125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

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