Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 7:59 AM AKST (16:59 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 152 km S 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
2019-03-07 16:59:55 UTC
Depth
38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.688° N, 165.001° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.272 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.5116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.395 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.523 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.326 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.812 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 53 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.478 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.4150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.3126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.757 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.862 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 3.879 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.231 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.465 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.365 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.360 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.247 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.289 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.6100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.582 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.967 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.5103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.5106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.7145 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.784 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.560 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.069 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.941 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.783 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.3109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.233 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.256 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.7164 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.980 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.491 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.860 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.487 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.596 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.851 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.049 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.640 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.1136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.0147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.153 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.5142 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.291 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.134 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.6154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away

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