Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Aug 11, 2024, 5:06 AM AKDT (13:06 UTC), 35 km (22 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-11 13:06:12 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.247° N, 164.366° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 781 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.096 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 780 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.9136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 780 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 780 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.8145 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 778 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.574 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 778 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 778 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.9160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 778 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 778 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 776 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 775 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.170 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 775 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.073 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 774 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.3161 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 772 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.8235 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.1116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 770 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 770 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.1155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.573 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.575 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 768 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.598 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 767 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 767 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 767 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.9117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 767 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.087 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 766 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 765 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 765 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.3115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 764 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 764 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 763 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.172 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.679 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.8112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.072 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 761 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.984 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 761 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.8175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 760 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.095 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 760 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 760 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.1125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.995 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 758 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.547 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 757 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.093 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 757 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 756 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.987 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 755 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.796 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.380 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 3.493 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.6186 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 3.2131 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 781 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.939 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 782 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.6101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 784 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.293 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 785 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.9101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 785 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.0158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 785 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 786 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 786 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.781 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 786 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.0157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 788 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.1161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 788 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.5160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 790 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.0158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 790 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.781 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 790 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 790 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.463 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 790 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.1129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 790 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.6148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 790 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.7179 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nt69 (also filed as ak024aao5osj). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC.