Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 175 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 175 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 7, 2017, 2:33 AM HADT (11:33 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 171 km S 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
2017-08-07 11:33:17 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.596° N, 175.154° W
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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.8155 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.1128 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.6104 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.3151 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.186 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.090 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.9171 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.997 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.7128 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 185 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.6186 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.2124 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.7182 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.0108 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.7178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.990 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.9127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.5118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017a2dfvsh (also filed as ak16672473). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.