Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 89 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 89 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Nov 18, 2017, 1:20 AM AKST (10:20 UTC), 100 km (62 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-18 10:20:01 UTC
Depth
100.2 km (62.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.138° N, 164.407° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.666 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.5144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.688 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.763 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.159 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.083 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 63 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.3123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.4100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 4.1145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.988 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.493 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 3.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.559 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.4148 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.5116 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.4145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.196 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away

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