Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 76 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 6:00 AM AKDT (14:00 UTC), 22 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-21 14:00:14 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.490° N, 165.378° 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: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.631 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.782 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.3117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.139 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.752 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.158 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.858 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.083 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.950 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.646 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.97 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.846 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.120 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.55 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.6153 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.424 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.1167 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.185 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.321 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.950 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.677 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.6141 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.89 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.290 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

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