Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 5:27 AM AKDT (13:27 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-15 13:27:07 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.243° N, 164.366° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.179 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.884 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.2201 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.065 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.4216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.688 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.988 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.0157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.365 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.2132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.7101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.0164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.0164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.5172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.885 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.8115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.880 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.7143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.376 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.092 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.682 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.788 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.8138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.764 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.098 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.844 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.575 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.2118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.871 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.1190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.889 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.9103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.896 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.070 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.465 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.072 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.878 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.587 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.9100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.764 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.7102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.194 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.1104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.9104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.7164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.462 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.2127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.4158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.483 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away

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