Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 30 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 11:48 AM AKST (20:48 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 35 km SE of Unalaska, 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
2020-03-05 20:48:43 UTC
Depth
79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.934° N, 166.088° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.153 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.576 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.633 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.976 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.176 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.375 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.951 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.761 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.884 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.985 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.769 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.132 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.047 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.851 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.962 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.835 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 87 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  22. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.872 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.845 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.26 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.534 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.548 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.665 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.979 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.563 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.648 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 4.427 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.925 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.928 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 77 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 3.759 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.535 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.652 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.035 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.773 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.063 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.754 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.881 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.787 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.784 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.571 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.769 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.159 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.848 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away

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