Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 237 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 237 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 6:47 PM HAST (04:47 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 240 km WSW 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
2020-01-06 04:47:20 UTC
Depth
165.6 km (102.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.866° N, 179.911° E
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
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.5245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.7166 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.3196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.2205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.0230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.0257 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 93 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.6178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.8157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.5272 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.8289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.7192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.1241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.0240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.2238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.4289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.5261 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 167 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.2264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.9264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 5.6246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · tsunami flag
  26. 2.5244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.6247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.4243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.0245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.3246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 6.1240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  32. 3.0241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 5.2242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away · tsunami flag
  34. 4.0233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.8245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 4.3239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.7242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 3.0240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 5.3238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away · tsunami flag
  40. 2.8238 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.7239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.8247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 4.3236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.6240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 4.8243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.4239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 3.9241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.8237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 5.8229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · tsunami flag
  51. 5.4237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 4.7241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.7234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 4.9236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.9239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.8239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.9243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.7241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.6242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.2253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.6165 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.0204 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.9205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.1240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.2195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.0216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.7168 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.5222 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 107 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.9172 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.4170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.3199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away

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