Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 84 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 84 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 2:45 PM AKDT (22:45 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-25 22:45:51 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.406° N, 164.567° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.07ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.257821893753642 · 7 stations

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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.981 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.362 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.428 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.463 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 1286 days ago · 157 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1285 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.946 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.369 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.665 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.739 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1284 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.183 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.660 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1283 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.150 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1281 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1280 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1278 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.557 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.882 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.0112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.888 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1277 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.674 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1276 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.823 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1275 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.4106 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 238 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.8109 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1274 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 16 · tsunami flag
  31. 2.1124 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.098 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1272 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.193 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.658 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.829 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.2112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.187 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.5103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.653 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.9101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.331 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.495 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.361 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.8112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 3.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.8113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.651 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.855 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.267 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.9106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.9111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1288 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1289 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.387 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1291 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1293 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.927 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.6107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.883 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.8108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.4Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.971 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.086 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.9106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.5100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.943 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.732 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

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