Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 53 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2017, 1:06 PM AKDT (21:06 UTC), 125 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 49 km SW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 21:06:54 UTC
Depth
124.5 km (77.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.544° N, 165.343° 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.253 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 141 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 144 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 144 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.526 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.841 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 198 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.436 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.556 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.033 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 161 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.534 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 3.366 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.774 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.211 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.827 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.616 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.238 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away

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