Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Sep 8, 2017, 12:22 PM AKDT (20:22 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-08 20:22:07 UTC
Depth
47.8 km (29.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.160° N, 164.671° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.3183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.3197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.4130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.778 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.8193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.5210 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.5175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.4116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 4.3120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.3106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.4169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.290 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.7180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.5205 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.997 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.0115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.776 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.575 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.3148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.0109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.869 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.372 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.5118 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.0137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.976 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.1191 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.945 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.772 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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