Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Dec 4, 2017, 12:04 PM AKST (21:04 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 145 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-04 21:04:49 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.522° N, 164.814° 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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.159 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.890 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.083 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.3123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.5165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.285 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.4100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.1145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.9112 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.988 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.493 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.866 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.6152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.527 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.1102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.698 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.534 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.6184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.491 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.688 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.5144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.263 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away

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