Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 98 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 98 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 9:31 AM AKDT (17:31 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-29 17:31:48 UTC
Depth
56.8 km (35.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.112° N, 164.264° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.797 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.3109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.092 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.682 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.977 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.8138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.764 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.844 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.076 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.2118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.871 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.9103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.896 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.777 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.070 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.465 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.072 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.878 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.587 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.9100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.764 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.7102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.692 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.575 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 4.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.088 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.576 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.3101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.297 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.5109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.778 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.095 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.942 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.033 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.759 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.8105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.098 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.577 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.5139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.619 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.7143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.880 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.8115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.0164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.7101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.084 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.2132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.0157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.087 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.065 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away

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