Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Feb 8, 2016, 9:36 AM AKST (18:36 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 80 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2016-02-08 18:36:24 UTC
Depth
49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.556° N, 164.948° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.864 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.498 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.180 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.850 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3888 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.885 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.781 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.472 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3880 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.182 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.390 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.987 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.234 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.377 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3875 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.1131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.786 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.569 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.6130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.3138 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.381 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.094 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.485 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.880 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 3.379 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.674 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.1138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.692 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.133 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.1102 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.380 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.760 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.4102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 3.491 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.232 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.947 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.928 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.296 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.3119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.345 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.289 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.386 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.739 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.37 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.7160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.9156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.5157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.518 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.6163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away

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