Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 40 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 2:51 PM HAST (00:51 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 82 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-14 00:51:15 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.553° N, 176.351° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017elx7br8 (also filed as ak17272241). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.