Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 65 km N of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 65 km N of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jun 20, 2016, 3:21 PM AKDT (23:21 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 84 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-20 23:21:17 UTC
Depth
159.3 km (99.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.718° N, 165.632° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.613 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.615 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.863 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 164 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.683 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.462 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 154 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.08 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.984 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 186 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.621 km WNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.844 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.076 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.777 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.539 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 162 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.764 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.778 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.517 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.016 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.955 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.867 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.146 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0167wu978c (also filed as ak13695591). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.