Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 264 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 264 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jun 23, 2017, 8:15 PM GMT-12 (08:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 258 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-24 08:15:02 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.069° N, 179.089° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3258 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.9256 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.0255 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.5252 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.5259 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.1283 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.1286 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.8256 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.3263 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.8278 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.5259 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.7169 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.5249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.1186 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2252 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.5295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.9205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01781jwf64. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.