Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 38 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 38 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, May 11, 2017, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 73 km (45 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-11 13:38:36 UTC
Depth
73.1 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.944° N, 165.288° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.976 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.616 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.827 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.453 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.253 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 141 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.0115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.617 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 144 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.5101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 5.1126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  35. 2.5130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.736 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.7133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 3.0133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.3130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 144 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.5136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.526 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.841 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.829 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.627 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.733 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.235 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 70 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.414 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.2106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.2106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.787 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.375 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away

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