Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 3:49 AM AKST (12:49 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 79 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-24 12:49:29 UTC
Depth
62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.865° N, 165.698° 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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.8101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.383 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.158 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.279 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.951 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.510 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.279 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.494 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.655 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.782 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.935 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.848 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 3.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.723 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 72 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.847 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.134 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.153 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 3.640 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 91 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.171 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.033 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.272 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.395 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.561 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.523 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 112 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.326 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.812 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.478 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.757 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.684 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.759 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.734 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 72 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.0109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.675 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2823 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.445 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.761 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.947 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away

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