Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 71 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 1:53 AM AKDT (09:53 UTC), 46 km (29 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-02 09:53:27 UTC
Depth
45.9 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.562° N, 165.291° 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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.288 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.8101 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.887 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.515 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.7115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.3123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.4121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.4124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.8126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.868 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.369 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.7146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.145 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.6136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.745 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.157 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 3.1122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.2124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.4130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.652 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.352 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.184 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 73 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.5147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 4.596 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.3103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.598 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.392 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.022 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.741 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 3.1142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.3102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.8130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.458 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.5140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.487 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.329 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.999 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.689 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.063 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.541 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.856 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.550 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.888 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.79 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.775 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.0162 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.943 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01848b48ws (also filed as ak19079008). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.