Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 72 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 3:09 PM AKST (00:09 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 95 km SE of Akutan, 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
2016-02-18 00:09:47 UTC
Depth
64.3 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.820° N, 164.802° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.182 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.390 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.987 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.234 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.377 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3875 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.1131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.489 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.490 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.9101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.6130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.371 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.3138 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.381 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.094 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.485 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.379 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.674 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.1138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.692 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.133 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.760 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.4102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 3.491 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.232 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.947 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.976 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.5101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.388 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.325 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.537 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.268 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3848 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.398 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.099 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.154 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.390 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.485 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.781 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.885 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.850 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3888 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.180 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.498 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.864 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away

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