Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 90 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 90 km S of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 6:04 AM AKDT (14:04 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 166 km SSW of Akhiok, 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
2021-08-31 14:04:33 UTC
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.142° N, 154.426° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.659 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.8157 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.9185 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.5105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.3105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.2161 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.3167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.9128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.5147 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.3160 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.0157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.4165 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.9167 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.5114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.5151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.4150 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.2166 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.9161 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.4103 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.9116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.9186 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.6south of Alaska · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.957 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.0154 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.6158 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.4162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.5152 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.657 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.431 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.398 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.3170 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.6137 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.830 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.8133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.827 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.4145 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.0182 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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