Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 63 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 63 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Feb 1, 2017, 6:48 PM AKST (03:48 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SE of Akutan, 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
2017-02-02 03:48:11 UTC
Depth
71.2 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.219° N, 164.818° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.131 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.750 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.356 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.2111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.811 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.846 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.665 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.871 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.885 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.038 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.376 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.030 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.166 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 113 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.3130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.646 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.169 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.866 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.9103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.847 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.191 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.1119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.284 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away

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