Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 10:01 AM AKDT (18:01 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 117 km SSW of False Pass, 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
2018-09-10 18:01:10 UTC
Depth
21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.167° N, 164.853° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.2123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.2153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.572 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.7109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.5166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.9174 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.665 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.989 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.1175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.532 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.644 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.882 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 3.398 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.336 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.2121 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 3.2115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.860 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.7102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.1112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.2123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.4122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.1135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.8115 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.267 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.990 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.9112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.874 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.669 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.168 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.2141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.792 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.883 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.438 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.162 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.163 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.077 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 3.388 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 3.2115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.841 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.399 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 4.5117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.758 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.8183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.059 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.157 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 2951 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.9172 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.572 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.5198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.1152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.565 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.950 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away

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