Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 67 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 67 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Apr 13, 2017, 9:18 AM AKDT (17:18 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-13 17:18:52 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.996° N, 164.773° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.835 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.637 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.4132 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.7127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.660 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.6153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.229 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.095 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.099 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.963 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.641 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.075 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.789 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.989 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.959 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.3120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.468 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.0149 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.7139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.294 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.752 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 54 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.375 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.787 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.414 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.235 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.644 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.630 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.6147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.174 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.621 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.3100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.297 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.624 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.881 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.480 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.777 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away

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