Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 63 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 63 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 9:14 AM AKDT (17:14 UTC), 73 km (45 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-20 17:14:11 UTC
Depth
72.6 km (45.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.926° N, 164.871° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.669 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.270 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.714 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.6106 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.4108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.016 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.3100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.550 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.2100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.982 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.183 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.673 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.869 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.971 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.917 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.524 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.955 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.0116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.7117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.9123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away

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