Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 99 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 99 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, May 7, 2020, 3:14 AM AKDT (11:14 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-07 11:14:46 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.401° N, 164.905° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.517 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.833 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.5103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.864 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.2107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.887 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.2196 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.886 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.539 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.738 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.0169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.962 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.524 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.1104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.8163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.8149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.6109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.558 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.9159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.973 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 4.0108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.099 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.587 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 4.291 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.1118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 3.3136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.981 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.981 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.7147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.1132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 3.9138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.9134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.865 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.756 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.143 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.7105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.9108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.6109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 3.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.072 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.8103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.792 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.393 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.652 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.535 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2347 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.1129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.928 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.5102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.7186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.2118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.9108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.563 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.1120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.979 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away

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