Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 58 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 58 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 4:44 PM AKST (01:44 UTC), 72 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 90 km W 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
2019-01-28 01:44:01 UTC
Depth
71.6 km (44.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.044° N, 164.898° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.279 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.2117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.5109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.283 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.4114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.951 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.494 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.655 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.782 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.7102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.723 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.847 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.5142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.153 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.484 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.640 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.786 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.657 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 4.790 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 166 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.171 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.7101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.578 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.272 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.395 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.523 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.812 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.690 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.478 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.3126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.383 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.8101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.830 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.4140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.759 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.734 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.1112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away

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