Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 76 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 76 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 11:48 AM AKDT (19:48 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 96 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
2018-03-11 19:48:04 UTC
Depth
47.8 km (29.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.603° N, 165.043° 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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.919 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.4146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.126 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.425 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.553 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.4111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.1119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.093 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.094 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.943 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.0162 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.6166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.775 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.888 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.550 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.856 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.541 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.063 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.689 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.999 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.487 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.5140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.288 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.887 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.515 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 3.7115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.3123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.4121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.4124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.8126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.868 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.369 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.7146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.145 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.6136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.745 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.157 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.1104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 3.1122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.039 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.256 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.433 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.2154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.442 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.776 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.73 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.045 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.3135 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.7113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183837tsd (also filed as ak18681579). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.