Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 8:26 PM HAST (06:26 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km WNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-03 06:26:16 UTC
Depth
65.6 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.523° N, 178.417° 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
37

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.787 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.782 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.466 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.9129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 71 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.777 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.980 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.6132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.2125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.8129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.1133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.8109 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.8119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.879 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.981 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.079 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.686 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.677 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.561 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.785 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.956 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.460 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.8186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.656 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.0176 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.9216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.674 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.9202 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.9127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.2158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.678 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.350 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.965 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.789 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.9128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.9136 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 175 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.578 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.678 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.778 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.2201 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 248 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.0187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.9205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.775 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.1188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.779 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.680 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.765 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.9223 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.3127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 3.0115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.0211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.937 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.662 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 3.3123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.887 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.051 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.788 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.680 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.889 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.6107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.662 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.2211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.9130 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.983 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.780 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.678 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.1192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.777 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.284 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.657 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.0154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.362 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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