Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 12:49 AM AKDT (08:49 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 167 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-03-15 08:49:23 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.257° N, 164.113° 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.5168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.9178 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.7169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.4111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.1119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.094 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.0162 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.6166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.775 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.4186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.8169 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.999 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.5128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.4117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.487 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.5140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.8south of Alaska · 3101 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.7212 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.7115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.3123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.4121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.4124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.8126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.868 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.7146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.6136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.1104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.1122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 3.2124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.4130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.3106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 4.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.0146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.9237 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 4.6170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.4236 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.8168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.256 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.4156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.2154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.1212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.5139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.8134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.7113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away

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