Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 83 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 8:15 AM AKST (17:15 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-24 17:15:43 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.563° N, 164.942° 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.949 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.694 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.550 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.616 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.5114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.035 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.280 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.2105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.775 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.5163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.4173 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.032 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.2109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.656 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.813 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.1118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.672 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.966 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.029 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.728 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.896 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.934 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.951 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.759 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.284 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.939 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.1119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 4.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.3105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.6124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.4157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.028 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.938 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.759 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.270 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.582 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.5126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away

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