Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 8:52 AM AKDT (16:52 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-13 16:52:22 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.153° N, 164.244° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.987 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 5.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.196 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.994 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.793 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.997 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.5102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.099 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.394 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.881 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.186 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.7111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.8135 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.5184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.6161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.1204 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.7104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.8107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.9183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.9115 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.8136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.6194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.9120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.071 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 3.0136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.7142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.188 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.869 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.9120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.0142 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.3162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.1130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.0111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.0114 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.066 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.193 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.382 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.474 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.6140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.7136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.8137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.590 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away

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