Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 65 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 65 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 1:58 PM AKDT (21:58 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 135 km S of False Pass, 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
2016-09-14 21:58:40 UTC
Depth
65.1 km (40.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.021° N, 164.798° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 65 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.9123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.7117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.0116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.955 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 73 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 143 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.714 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.6106 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.016 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.550 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.982 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.183 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.169 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.935 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.4121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.143 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.274 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.951 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.956 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.095 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.857 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away

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