Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Jul 15, 2018, 2:31 PM AKDT (22:31 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 160 km ESE 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
2018-07-15 22:31:14 UTC
Depth
53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.775° N, 164.325° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.392 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.344 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.155 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.621 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.243 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.192 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.987 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.091 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.192 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.692 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.4158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.385 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.6162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.299 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.997 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.862 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 3.8139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.291 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.053 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.569 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.965 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.6140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.8139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.099 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.7158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.172 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.173 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.351 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 44 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.953 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.998 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.950 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.565 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.3121 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.883 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.1136 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.8114 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.669 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.4102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.138 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.387 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.146 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.4143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.591 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.4158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.760 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.898 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01890im8f7 (also filed as ak19872591). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.