Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, May 28, 2017, 4:49 PM AKDT (00:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-29 00:49:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.819° N, 163.976° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.7143 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.4161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.2158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.2138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.1138 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.5164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.4249 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.4160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.8258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.7188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.3193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.7141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.9144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.8160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.0164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.4134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.0145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.5198 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.1160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.1166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.4163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.2167 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.5147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.2147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.5136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.2140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.3130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away

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