Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 138 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 138 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2018, 6:59 AM HAST (16:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 96 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-07 16:59:33 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.997° N, 175.226° 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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.095 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.382 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.062 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.163 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.9118 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.664 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.3146 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.090 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.160 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.957 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.0125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.064 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.3137 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.973 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.262 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.951 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.356 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.6158 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.247 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.957 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.066 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.061 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.658 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.650 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.1135 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.390 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.9165 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.9136 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.758 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.0119 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.993 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.473 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.070 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.078 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.3152 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.692 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.661 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.475 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.943 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.756 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.743 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.664 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.856 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.753 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.696 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.261 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.157 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.284 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.076 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.062 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.654 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.794 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.951 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.7183 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.954 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.267 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.547 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.248 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.3112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.780 km E of Adak, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.743 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.977 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.152 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.5207 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.864 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.953 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.046 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.067 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.852 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.1117 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.260 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.0113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.2119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.164 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away

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