Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 86 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 86 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Dec 9, 2017, 9:07 AM HAST (19:07 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 36 km ESE 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
2017-12-09 19:07:42 UTC
Depth
48.6 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.601° N, 175.004° 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
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.228 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.244 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.153 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.072 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.831 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.196 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.280 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.817 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 206 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.260 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.388 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.057 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.849 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.039 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.196 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.7108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.9102 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.789 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.340 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.540 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 167 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.087 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.578 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.170 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 3.933 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 160 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.484 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.936 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 172 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.678 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.038 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.289 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.164 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.538 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.2119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.448 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.0113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.260 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.1117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.068 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 3.852 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.067 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.046 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.953 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.845 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.934 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.152 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.043 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 3.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.743 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.568 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.738 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.780 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.3112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.248 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.520 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.588 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.585 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.982 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.459 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.042 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.761 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.975 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.076 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.488 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.366 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.834 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.5112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.173 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.988 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 204 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.370 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.060 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.044 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.662 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 239 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.997 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away

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