Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 5:36 AM AKST (14:36 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 14:36:56 UTC
Depth
41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.372° N, 163.656° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.4105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.6145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.5120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.3182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.1156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.8241 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.7144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.694 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.1215 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.3158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.8152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.8102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.098 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.882 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.3115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.087 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.8119 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.3139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away

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