Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 6:05 AM AKST (15:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km E of Nikolski, 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
2015-11-17 15:05:15 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.722° N, 166.525° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8100 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.065 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.545 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3972 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.065 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.967 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.155 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.9129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.5123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.5121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.773 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.6132 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.046 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.057 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.2110 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.885 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.3199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.364 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.7104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.0136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.4148 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.2170 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.888 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.0129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.276 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.769 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.090 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 5.264 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.570 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.371 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.770 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.3113 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.185 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.177 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 4.3138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.373 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.471 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.255 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.6109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3984 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.041 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.836 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3989 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3993 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.364 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3994 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.6101 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3996 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.044 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3997 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.574 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.554 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.683 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.955 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4001 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.787 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4002 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.655 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 4003 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

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