Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 9:01 AM AKST (18:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-10 18:01:01 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.513° N, 164.994° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.0109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.734 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.759 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.684 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.6154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.4140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.830 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.8101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.383 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.158 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.279 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.2117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.283 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.4114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.951 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.510 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.494 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 3.655 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.782 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.3134 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.7102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 3.1136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.723 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.847 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 3.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.6154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.6180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 4.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.1112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2822 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.445 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.761 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.947 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.891 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.487 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.354 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.1104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.879 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.089 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away

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