Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 9:22 AM GMT+12 (21:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 246 km W 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
2017-06-05 21:22:26 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.005° N, 179.502° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.3282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.1223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.7194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.4262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.8258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.0292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.9297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.4245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.9240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.5219 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.4261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.2205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.1187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.4185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.9232 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.2247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.5284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.9212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.0217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.8241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.1258 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.8205 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.9240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.7256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 3.0253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.1285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.1193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.7237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.7238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.8244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.9293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.1259 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.8255 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.0231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.2288 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.0243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.7285 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.7236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.5244 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.5196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.5233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.3225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.4293 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.5295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.9205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.2247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away

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