Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 202 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 202 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 3:27 PM HADT (00:27 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 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
2017-08-16 00:27:53 UTC
Depth
61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.565° N, 179.516° 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
9

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. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.0128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.5249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.5260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.6126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.7123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.7118 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.2134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.3133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.2249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.3114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.2120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.5122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.6189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.0118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.7114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.8186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.1277 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.8229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.0182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.0292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.0134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.7215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 4.4244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.3128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.3238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.4262 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.1154 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.0127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.6123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.7123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.9185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.2133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.9124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.8144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.8283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.6291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.1276 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.2132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.2127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.2244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.9126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

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