Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 2:44 PM AKST (23:44 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Unimak Island region, 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
2017-03-08 23:44:25 UTC
Depth
78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.134° N, 165.306° 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
27

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. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.622 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.866 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.9103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.886 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.847 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.191 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.193 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.953 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.471 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.365 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.128 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.557 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.848 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.870 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 81 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.877 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.443 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.022 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.589 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.779 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.294 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.026 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 72 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.937 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.777 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.480 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.881 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.624 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.297 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.621 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.174 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.826 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.630 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.967 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.835 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.169 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.646 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 84 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.472 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.050 km WNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.035 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.584 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.257 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.011 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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