Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 86 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 6:19 AM AKST (15:19 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 164 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-11-17 15:19:47 UTC
Depth
62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.959° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.392 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 679 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.439 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 679 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.2101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 679 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 678 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.9108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 677 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 677 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.868 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 677 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.876 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 676 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.168 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 676 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.1100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 676 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.680 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 675 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.643 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 675 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 675 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.084 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 674 days ago · 51 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 674 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.193 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 673 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.868 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 673 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.9121 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 673 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.0101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 673 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.5100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 672 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.3100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 672 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.948 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 671 days ago · 140 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.4105 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 670 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.136 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.3114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.758 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.4107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.788 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 668 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.028 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 668 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.185 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 667 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.357 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 667 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 4.4164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.1159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.942 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.0118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 666 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 3.185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.964 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.3103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.055 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.7161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.7146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 663 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.2146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 662 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.892 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 661 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.332 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 681 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 683 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.733 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 684 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 685 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.630 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 685 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.981 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 685 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.290 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 685 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.089 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 685 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.8112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.979 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.634 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 687 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.857 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.989 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 687 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.273 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.0109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 688 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ess3fcd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.