Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 99 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 99 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Dec 8, 2019, 1:24 AM AKST (10:24 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-08 10:24:11 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.862° N, 164.325° 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
20

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 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.028 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.090 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.979 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.081 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.3104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.296 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.932 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.493 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.519 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.797 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.345 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.776 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.6117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.0108 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.283 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.873 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.0155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.785 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.6102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.0107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.066 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.486 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.687 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.774 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.676 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.7166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.274 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.952 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.684 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.8146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.177 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.032 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 3.3135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.770 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.973 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.857 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.649 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.096 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.874 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.8164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.484 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.6111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.590 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.395 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.178 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.5156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.173 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.9112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away

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