Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 85 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 85 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 10:17 PM AKDT (06:17 UTC), 23 km (14 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-19 06:17:38 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.960° N, 164.513° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.626 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.291 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 83 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.295 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.782 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.2109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 3.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.9163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 52 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.5116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.198 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.193 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.925 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.397 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.257 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.258 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.645 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.588 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.3159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.1162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

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