Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Sep 10, 2016, 6:04 PM AKDT (02:04 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 141 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-11 02:04:12 UTC
Depth
57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.674° N, 164.108° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.9123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.7117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.0116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.5149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.5158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.1164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.6106 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.3108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.189 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.524 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.274 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.951 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.6110 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.956 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.095 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.857 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away

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