Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 3:01 AM AKDT (11:01 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 97 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-02 11:01:34 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.328° N, 163.592° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.384 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.588 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.2234 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.397 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.7239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.699 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.9109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.8111 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.896 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.5205 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.8196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.6153 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.1167 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.8196 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.5116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.7185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 4.097 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 3.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.9152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.3106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.5175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.3105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.5210 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.3105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.7235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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