Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 74 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 74 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Aug 28, 2022, 7:49 AM AKDT (15:49 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-28 15:49:39 UTC
Depth
44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.168° N, 164.635° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.597 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.5124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1495 days ago · -3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.683 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.9122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.641 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.636 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.387 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.573 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.827 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.041 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.745 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.899 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.573 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.9110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.648 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.9105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.768 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.070 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.922 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.6118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.7107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.6116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.677 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.9107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.9109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.788 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 3.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.849 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.990 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.0103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.891 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.140 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.940 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.899 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.761 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.756 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.9120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.529 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.659 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.638 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.544 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.160 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.788 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 82 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.8107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.953 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.532 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.928 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.985 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away

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