Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 62 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 62 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 8:04 PM AKDT (04:04 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km E of Unalaska, 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
2018-10-19 04:04:56 UTC
Depth
48.2 km (30.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.696° N, 165.175° 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: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.168 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.515 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.2141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.792 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.883 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.438 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.162 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.163 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.077 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.388 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.2115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.841 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.399 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.5117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.541 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.2103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.043 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.662 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.589 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.194 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.962 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.7129 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.172 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.3114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.4115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.092 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 4.616 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.934 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.330 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.2134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.2107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.511 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 3.380 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.186 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.467 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.577 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.153 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.287 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.197 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.879 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.669 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.874 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.9112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.990 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.267 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.521 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.314 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.8115 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.1135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.4122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.2123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.1112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.7102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.860 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 37 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.2115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.9104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.2121 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.336 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.398 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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