Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 2, 2020, 6:42 AM AKDT (14:42 UTC), 59 km (37 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-02 14:42:48 UTC
Depth
59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.265° N, 164.603° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.3158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.546 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.5117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.6135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.3165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.986 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.377 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.0146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.0162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.6174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.3161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.0207 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.3202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.8212 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 4.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.5171 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.0119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 4.7156 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.3152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.7163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.0159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.2155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.7107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.9150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.6169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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