Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 7:25 AM AKST (16:25 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-12-14 16:25:00 UTC
Depth
84.9 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.813° N, 166.212° 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
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.923 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.066 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.829 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.866 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.243 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.551 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.238 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.633 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.131 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.764 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.123 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.622 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.085 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.425 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.235 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.148 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.948 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.725 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.654 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.715 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.839 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.961 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.635 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.090 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.769 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.110 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.276 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.888 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3956 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away

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