Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 10:29 PM AKDT (06:29 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 160 km ESE of Akutan, 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
2018-04-06 06:29:06 UTC
Depth
51.2 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.590° N, 164.699° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.7115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.3123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.4121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.4124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.8126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.868 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.369 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.7146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.145 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.6136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.745 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.1104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.1122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 3.2124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.4130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.0146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.652 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 4.6170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.5158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.6166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.5172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.4165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.4172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.5170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.2176 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.5163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 3.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.5177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.7165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.5166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.184 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 4.3154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.887 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.288 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.5140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.487 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 54 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.999 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.689 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.063 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.541 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.856 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.4186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.550 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.888 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away

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