Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 144 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 144 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jun 17, 2016, 8:04 AM AKDT (16:04 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-17 16:04:36 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.039° N, 164.617° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.4141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.2148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.0155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.288 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.0131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.0141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.1144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.6148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.362 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.770 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.2212 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.471 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.597 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.8104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.0139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.883 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.6111 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.7159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.0104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.2159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.483 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.4158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.462 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.1104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.194 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.994 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.9136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.179 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.884 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.2201 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.065 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 4.4216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.983 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.4108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.8132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.1175 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.872 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.657 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.3156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.3102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.4103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away

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