Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 97 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 8:25 PM AKDT (04:25 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 111 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-09 04:25:39 UTC
Depth
57.6 km (35.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.942° N, 164.329° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.986 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.8117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.176 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.375 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.276 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.985 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.1104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.851 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.275 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.872 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.576 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.3118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.7104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.398 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.548 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.665 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.748 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.1120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 3.2118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.961 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.096 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.154 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.657 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 4.1129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.599 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2350 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.775 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.535 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.721 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.722 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.393 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 88 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.383 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.773 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.0107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.0148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.881 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.787 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.784 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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