Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 242 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 242 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, May 31, 2019, 5:52 PM GMT+12 (05:52 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
2019-05-31 05:52:25 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.549° N, 179.900° E
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
10

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.0267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.8201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.4223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 91 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.5205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.5198 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 173 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.1176 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.4228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.7186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.9200 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.6194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.1246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.1188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.8151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.6266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.9263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.7159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.9171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.3256 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.3218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.9167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.9183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.7180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.1239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.7266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.8226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.5291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.9240 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.0208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 4.0287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.8149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.6151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.2264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.7293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.1291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 3.9291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.5161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.1234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.6164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.8271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.6154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.3192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.6166 km WSW of Adak, AK · 2689 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.5223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.3248 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.1165 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.7260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.3170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.6267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.4206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 149 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.5285 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.1171 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.3279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.9197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.8159 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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