Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 1, 2020, 9:34 PM AKDT (05:34 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 156 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-02 05:34:56 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.438° N, 165.244° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.5120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.546 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.5117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.6135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.986 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.927 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.377 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.0146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.820 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.558 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.538 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.761 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.540 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.747 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 4.7156 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.9133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.7107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.739 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.690 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.681 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.677 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.9154 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.1141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.679 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.216 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away

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