Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 76 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 76 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 9:18 AM AKDT (17:18 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-13 17:18:05 UTC
Depth
87.7 km (54.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.158° N, 164.602° 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: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.427 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 159 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.5105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.0146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.816 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.282 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.998 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.741 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.526 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.821 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.326 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.931 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.235 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.724 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.826 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.833 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.029 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 63 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.5127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.483 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.780 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 157 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.989 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.624 km S of False Pass, AK · 2182 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.835 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.058 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.0119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.845 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.529 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 104 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.837 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.325 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.5117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.5120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.9123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.396 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.340 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away

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