Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 3:16 AM AKDT (11:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 196 km SE of Akutan, 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
2017-09-11 11:16:01 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.785° N, 163.837° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.4130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.7235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.8193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.5210 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.5175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.4169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.2234 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.7180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.7239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.5205 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.6230 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.8196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.3183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.3130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.3148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.0137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.3250 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.9258 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.6226 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.0144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away

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