Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 74 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 10:56 AM AKST (19:56 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 105 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-04 19:56:39 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.954° N, 164.675° 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. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 667 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.2146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 666 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 666 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.540 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.892 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.285 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.970 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.994 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 664 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.3103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 663 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.185 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.655 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 662 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 662 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.6138 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 660 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.270 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 660 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.581 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 660 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.1110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 659 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.970 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 659 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.8126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 658 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.4119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 658 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 658 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 3.0121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 658 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 657 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.5120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 657 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.397 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 657 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.492 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 657 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.7100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.781 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 656 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.729 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 655 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 655 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.695 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 655 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.4102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 655 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.376 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.463 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 654 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.933 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.694 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.255 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 653 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.285 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 653 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.296 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 653 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.672 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.845 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.885 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.591 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.992 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 650 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.845 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.048 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 648 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.190 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.191 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 647 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.582 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 646 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.382 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 645 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 668 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.7146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 668 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.7161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 668 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 668 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 668 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.055 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 668 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 668 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.3103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.999 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.964 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 670 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 670 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 670 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.0118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.5161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.942 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.7155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 670 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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