M2.1 earthquake 85 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 85 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 9:31 AM HADT (18:31 UTC), 18 km (11 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-18 18:31:02 UTC
- Depth
- 18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.536° N, 177.751° 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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.856 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.7114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.7129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.675 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.972 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 80 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.1117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.984 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.8126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.8127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.756 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.2128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.672 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.6131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.5127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.0134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.3130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.243 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.3129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.1122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.4127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.3128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.3132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.5126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.1154 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.8132 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.8124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.4145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.647 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.855 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.744 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.1133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.045 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.744 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.5119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.040 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.6102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.953 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.3116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.0118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.6125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.765 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.5122 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.2120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.3114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.9124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.1111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.3133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.2134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.3126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.7118 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.0130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.7123 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
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