Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 85 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 4:12 AM AKST (13:12 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
2023-02-21 13:12:55 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.670° N, 164.748° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.385 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.054 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.945 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.775 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.6102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.3129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.4128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.930 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.497 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.571 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.171 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.379 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.3164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.3128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.1114 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.4142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.248 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 4.3115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.966 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.4111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.130 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.289 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.943 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.5100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.979 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.872 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.348 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.571 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.086 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.379 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.971 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.8108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.883 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.062 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.666 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.6181 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.8107 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.290 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.037 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.962 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.254 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.897 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.675 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.580 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.727 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.789 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.255 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.283 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away

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