Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 83 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 83 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 5:23 AM AKST (14:23 UTC), 63 km (39 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-10 14:23:26 UTC
Depth
63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.112° N, 164.496° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.4100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.1145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.5142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.988 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.493 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.559 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.548 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.8103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.532 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.822 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 3.672 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.823 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.4119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.173 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.1104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.923 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 150 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.716 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 3.9151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.159 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.763 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.688 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.399 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.5144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.1136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.396 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away

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