Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 5:19 PM AKST (02:19 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-14 02:19:53 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.942° N, 164.243° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.3109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.384 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.050 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.270 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.275 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.560 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.781 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.748 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.190 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.285 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.8115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.831 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.185 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.4147 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.985 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.385 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.591 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.661 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.870 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.554 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.1132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.097 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.896 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.6118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.020 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.783 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.975 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.4122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.5121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.544 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.822 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.6112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.9113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.348 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.487 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.392 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away

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