M2.1 earthquake 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 19, 2017, 10:27 PM HAST (08:27 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
- 2017-01-20 08:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.711° N, 177.727° 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
- 11
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.6112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.1129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.969 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.884 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.784 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.384 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.690 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.485 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.488 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.085 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.585 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.786 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.0107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.888 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.885 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.3141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.692 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.985 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.886 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.987 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.484 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.652 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 182 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.2111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.2113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.5155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.8159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.876 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.97 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.432 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.295 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.0106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.350 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.3161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.0113 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.8114 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away · tsunami flag
- 2.1152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.661 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.4140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
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