Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 57 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 4:25 PM AKDT (00:25 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 102 km SSE 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
2018-09-05 00:25:34 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.647° N, 165.490° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.059 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.758 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.1123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.7113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.781 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.723 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.777 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.2123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.572 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.921 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.920 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.419 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.620 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.821 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.821 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.621 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.7109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.873 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.418 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.665 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.827 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.720 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.989 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.532 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.915 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.532 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.877 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.644 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.111 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.273 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.882 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 3.398 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.336 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 3.2121 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.860 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.934 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.7102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.1112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 3.2123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.4122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.572 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.1152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.565 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.673 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.950 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.535 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.812 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.319 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.354 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.998 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.953 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away

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