Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 4:16 PM AKDT (00:16 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 99 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 00:16:16 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.244° N, 164.193° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.768 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.9129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.782 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.277 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.0211 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.396 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.856 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.9144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.481 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.061 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.3217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.3234 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.2102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.5south of Alaska · 2563 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.773 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.572 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.989 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.9211 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.5142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.775 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.779 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.979 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.079 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.751 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.5200 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.761 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.2145 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.1110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.1150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.2120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.680 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.483 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.8146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019asne1st. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.