Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 5:10 PM AKDT (01:10 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 37 km ESE of Akutan, 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
2017-07-29 01:10:03 UTC
Depth
31.3 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.689° N, 164.410° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.391 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.6142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.5138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.180 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.0117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.837 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.766 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.475 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.9111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.725 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 91 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.279 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.661 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.835 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.7135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.0139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.5144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.550 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.950 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.847 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.141 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.242 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.892 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.893 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.878 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.848 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.1106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.7154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.5145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.855 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.961 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.061 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.0144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.747 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.760 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.792 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.725 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 3.6117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.471 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.388 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 3.6104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.398 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.0101 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.083 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.560 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.052 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.662 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.0145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away

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