Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, May 20, 2023, 1:06 PM AKDT (21:06 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 71 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-20 21:06:52 UTC
Depth
49.9 km (31.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.824° N, 165.206° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.245 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.270 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.171 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.768 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.0101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.863 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.823 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.92 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.551 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 65 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.516 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.238 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.957 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.276 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.873 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.290 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.082 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.894 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.653 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.9119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.852 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.993 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.716 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.683 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.535 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.6108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.77 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.690 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.520 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.621 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.521 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.0122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.959 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.524 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.831 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.9148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.671 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.387 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1232 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.7105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.972 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1233 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1234 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.5113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.916 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.178 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.393 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.058 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.945 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 60 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.071 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away

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