Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 87 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 12:46 AM AKST (09:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-18 09:46:12 UTC
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.479° N, 165.051° 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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.955 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 983 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.746 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 983 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.172 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 982 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.4105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 981 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 979 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.834 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 978 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 977 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 977 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.648 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 975 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.5108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.295 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 974 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 974 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.249 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 974 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.3138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 973 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 973 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.044 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 973 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.859 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 971 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.857 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 971 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.753 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 971 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.2137 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 970 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.997 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 968 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.147 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 968 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.294 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 968 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.584 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.258 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 966 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.245 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 966 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.353 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.848 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 963 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.5109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.9117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.772 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 963 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.129 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 962 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.3113 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 962 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.238 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 962 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.027 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 960 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 959 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.713 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 959 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 958 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.373 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 956 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 3.090 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 954 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 953 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.854 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 953 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.069 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 952 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 952 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.675 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 952 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.06 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 952 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.581 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 950 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.288 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 950 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.910 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 949 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.057 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 985 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.689 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 986 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.285 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.058 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 987 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.835 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 987 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.866 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.078 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 990 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 990 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 991 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 992 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.483 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 994 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.382 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 994 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 997 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024txb2e9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.