Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 83 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 5:16 PM AKDT (01:16 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-17 01:16:32 UTC
Depth
58.5 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.661° N, 164.782° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.283 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3821 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.275 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.096 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.379 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.928 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.670 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.963 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.950 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.46 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.9103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.685 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.069 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.071 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.273 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.964 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.121 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.3128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.3110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.446 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.686 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 3.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.374 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.386 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.761 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.927 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.961 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.3129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.853 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.8105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.3111 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.364 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 50 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.063 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.440 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.832 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.383 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.852 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.180 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.477 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.785 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away

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