Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 72 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2019, 4:11 AM AKDT (12:11 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 16 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-08 12:11:30 UTC
Depth
101.6 km (63.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.377° N, 164.746° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.777 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.680 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.937 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.2120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.265 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.842 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.652 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 194 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.1110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.761 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.768 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.9129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.782 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.023 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.277 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.680 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.837 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.396 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.365 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.79 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.856 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.848 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.062 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.961 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 5.416 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 29
  39. 2.628 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.026 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.232 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 3.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.951 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.725 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.934 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.525 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.023 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.033 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.632 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.850 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.061 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.723 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.728 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.725 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.122 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2562 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.862 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.4125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.862 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.094 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.687 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.659 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.717 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.053 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.142 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.648 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.1129 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.0111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.051 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.935 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

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