Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 173 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 173 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 2:00 AM AKST (11:00 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 107 km SSW 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
2017-01-04 11:00:33 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.267° N, 163.601° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.2109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.1118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.5136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.195 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.695 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.6223 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.1228 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.498 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.1119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.2121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.2110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.8172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.0132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 3.1223 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.9112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.6209 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.2111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 3.2228 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 3.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.3147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.4118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.885 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.9203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 3.1233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.299 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.8112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 3.3227 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.3130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.5163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.2105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.280 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.5114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.8220 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3225 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3206 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.694 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.3105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.6124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.4157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away

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