Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 96 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 96 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 2:49 AM AKDT (10:49 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 162 km S of False Pass, 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
2024-10-02 10:49:47 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.712° N, 164.495° 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
30

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 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.053 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 729 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 728 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 728 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 727 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.258 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 726 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.582 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.184 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 725 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.679 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 725 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.125 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 724 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.083 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 724 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 724 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 724 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.2101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.2157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 723 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 723 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 723 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.566 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 723 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 723 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.799 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 723 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 723 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.859 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 722 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.072 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.685 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.283 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.283 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 718 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.1135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.8128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 718 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.052 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.6141 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 717 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.086 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.665 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.274 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 716 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.5128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.7143 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.4129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.4139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.784 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.2120 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 714 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 3.3111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 714 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.952 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.088 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.6101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 712 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 712 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 712 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.217 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 712 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.958 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.297 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.291 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 54 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.286 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.076 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 731 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 731 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.379 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 733 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.2106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 733 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 734 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.5135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 735 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.7123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 735 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.8119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 735 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.773 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 736 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 736 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.051 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 736 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.650 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.883 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 739 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 740 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away

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