Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 136 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 136 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 31, 2017, 10:58 PM HADT (07:58 UTC), 13 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-01 07:58:26 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.925° N, 178.612° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.5124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.1130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.2125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.6125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.8128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.8126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.0108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.9128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.1127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.7110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.7121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.7125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.7132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.6128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.8168 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.8125 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.5196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.2133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.3127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.9122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.4124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.0131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.1124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.5171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.3133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.3127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.6124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.7124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.1160 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.4124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.0132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.7126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.9140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.4128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.5130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.8129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.0134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.9122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.7150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.9121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.2125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.6132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.4121 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.6122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.6124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.6129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away

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