Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 53 km N of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km N of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2017, 12:17 PM AKDT (20:17 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNW 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
2017-05-19 20:17:43 UTC
Depth
141.2 km (87.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.616° N, 165.765° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 144 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.526 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.841 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.436 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.534 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 3.211 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.453 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.983 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.969 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.827 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.616 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.368 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.468 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.366 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.966 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.367 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.769 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.669 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.975 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.238 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.485 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away

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