Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 27, 2023, 3:21 AM AKDT (11:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 76 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-27 11:21:41 UTC
Depth
28.2 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.501° N, 165.023° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 14.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.842 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.385 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.0100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.950 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.397 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.740 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.2114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.675 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.068 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.8103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.746 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.962 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.9134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1082 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.797 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.367 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.071 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.7103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1078 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.064 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.2102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.748 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.683 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.290 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.033 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.3110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.5135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.860 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1072 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 3.141 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.720 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.743 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.052 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.735 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.268 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.944 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 3.1166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.797 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.133 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.936 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.6110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.7113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.9108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.8100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 3.499 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 4.566 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 4.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.676 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.968 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.829 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.770 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.732 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.774 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.671 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.2140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.159 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.998 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away

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