Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 61 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 61 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 5:28 AM AKDT (13:28 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-12 13:28:01 UTC
Depth
97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.037° N, 164.851° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.130 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.747 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.760 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.792 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.725 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.471 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.388 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.079 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.663 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.367 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.996 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.064 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.495 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.730 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.772 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.945 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.595 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.976 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.918 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.179 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.372 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.869 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.083 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.523 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.928 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.726 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.025 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.0109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.944 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.3148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.530 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 3.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.575 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.776 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.5119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.3130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.4130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.961 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.1107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.855 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.1106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.848 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.878 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.892 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.824 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.648 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.242 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.141 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.847 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away

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