Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, May 18, 2018, 12:48 AM AKDT (08:48 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 69 km NNE 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
2018-05-18 08:48:29 UTC
Depth
75.2 km (46.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.185° N, 164.923° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.555 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.197 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.079 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.291 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.2117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.895 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.872 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.1117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.896 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.986 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.287 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.9101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.772 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.039 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.596 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.9107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.293 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.2107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.095 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.561 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.061 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.938 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.923 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.196 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.4100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.286 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.656 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.681 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.022 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.014 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 96 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.850 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.583 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.674 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.790 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.141 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.655 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.394 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.714 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 3.083 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.636 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.551 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.768 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.635 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.131 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.526 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.691 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.298 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.068 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away

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