Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 50 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 11:13 PM HADT (08:13 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 08:13:07 UTC
Depth
41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.500° N, 177.053° W
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
26

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.739 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.6137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.0119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.9109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.565 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.965 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.961 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.328 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.5137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.998 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.759 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.855 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.966 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.743 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.947 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.241 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.350 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 183 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.719 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.734 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.525 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.575 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.874 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.7119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.633 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 51 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.548 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.662 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.898 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.555 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.552 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 36 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.767 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.6120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.575 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.756 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.967 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.663 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.737 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.861 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.681 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.5106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.855 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.790 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.741 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.552 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.8135 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.980 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.861 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.8116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.094 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.560 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.834 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.232 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.635 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.168 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.570 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.663 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.1107 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.972 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.444 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.681 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.584 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.852 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.9116 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.916 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.125 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.762 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.843 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.958 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.980 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away

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