M2.4 earthquake 243 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 243 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 5:53 PM AKDT (01:53 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-18 01:53:26 UTC
- Depth
- 23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.322° N, 163.733° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.0211 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.3217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.3234 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.7south of Alaska · 2559 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.9211 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019akeio6q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.