Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Oct 1, 2017, 12:40 PM AKDT (20:40 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 47 km SSE 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
2017-10-01 20:40:59 UTC
Depth
49.3 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.748° N, 164.262° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.4169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.588 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.257 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.397 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.9109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.8111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 3.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.3117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.3106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.5175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.778 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.268 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away

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