Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 88 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 88 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 5:34 PM AKST (02:34 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-12-08 02:34:17 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.078° N, 166.417° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.276 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.769 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.090 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3949 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.635 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.422 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.770 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.3113 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.185 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.177 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.376 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.829 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.887 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.866 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.243 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.551 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3926 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 4.3138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.238 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.633 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.131 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 3.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.9126 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.764 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.622 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.2130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.4141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.085 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 4.3101 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.5143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.148 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.948 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.654 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.2170 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3954 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.0136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.7104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.364 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.765 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.885 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.2110 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.850 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3964 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.057 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.046 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.6132 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3965 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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