Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 167 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 167 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Nov 3, 2017, 8:00 AM HADT (17:00 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 96 km SSE 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
2017-11-03 17:00:33 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.442° N, 175.909° 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
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.974 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.086 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.880 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.099 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.096 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.3106 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.7192 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.1116 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.5165 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.687 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.582 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.5170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.1145 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.777 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.076 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.975 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.3102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.196 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.6119 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.7108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.9102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.578 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.9212 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.067 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.684 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.597 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.1100 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.981 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017e403zhu (also filed as ak17169686). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.