Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 88 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 6:43 PM AKST (03:43 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-06 03:43:17 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.400° N, 165.271° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.1106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.940 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.665 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.864 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.6104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.637 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.724 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.829 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.766 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.823 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.866 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.942 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.613 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2129 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.024 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 3.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.813 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.867 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.063 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.971 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.8122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.021 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away

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