Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 99 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 99 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 2:10 AM AKST (11:10 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 169 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
2016-01-08 11:10:07 UTC
Depth
46.9 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.558° N, 164.611° 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.238 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.131 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.4136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.9126 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.395 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.764 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.9141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.5122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.295 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.948 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.271 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.654 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.839 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.961 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.692 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.6144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3905 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 4.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.5153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3904 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.9161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 3.5177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.6163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.5157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.9156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.7160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.739 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.386 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3896 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.289 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.345 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.3119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.296 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.5184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.928 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.3102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.977 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.551 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.182 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.4105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.3113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away

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