Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 6:40 AM HADT (15:40 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 77 km ESE 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
2017-08-27 15:40:33 UTC
Depth
54.2 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.696° N, 176.191° 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.298 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.559 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 191 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.760 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.733 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.055 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.1128 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.781 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.456 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.543 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 165 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.959 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.770 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.352 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.170 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.812 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.237 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.646 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.575 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.224 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 59 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.154 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.247 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 156 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.357 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 194 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.186 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.322 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.849 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.380 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.749 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.951 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.855 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.157 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.850 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.567 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.373 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.563 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.358 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.669 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 189 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.362 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.648 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.257 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 147 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.965 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.943 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.498 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.970 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.569 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.974 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 4.477 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.473 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.842 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.834 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.036 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.939 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.784 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.143 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 166 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.936 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.955 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.090 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.040 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.744 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.045 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.943 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.554 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.744 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.855 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.647 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.754 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.365 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 178 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.958 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.243 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.981 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.672 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.675 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.756 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.561 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.972 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.675 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away

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