Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 80 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 80 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 6:44 AM AKST (15:44 UTC), 75 km (47 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-18 15:44:13 UTC
Depth
75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.424° N, 167.492° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.856 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3973 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.545 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3972 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.155 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3971 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.023 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3969 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.5123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.5121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.327 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.230 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.773 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3967 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.620 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.6132 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.046 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3963 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.2110 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.7104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.888 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.0129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.276 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.635 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.422 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 5.264 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.570 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.371 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.770 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.3113 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.185 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.177 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.524 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.376 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.829 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.887 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.866 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.853 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.851 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.247 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 4.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.6109 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.752 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.633 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.592 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3974 days ago · 155 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3975 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.373 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.148 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3976 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.130 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3978 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.522 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.715 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.918 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3979 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.471 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.773 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.970 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3980 days ago · 149 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.6109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.041 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3985 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.836 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.638 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.782 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3991 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3992 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.364 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3994 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away

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