Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 84 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 84 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Apr 20, 2018, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 UTC), 62 km (38 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-20 14:27:00 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.078° N, 164.484° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.1162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.5162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.5147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.9154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.293 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.596 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.3103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.636 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.598 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.392 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.741 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 3.1142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.3102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.8130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.643 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 3.462 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 3.089 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.5100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.860 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.190 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.190 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 3.5108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 3.3108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.186 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.1116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.477 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.2135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.298 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.691 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.5166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.5163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.5158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.690 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.0146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.3106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.4130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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