Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 69 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Dec 11, 2015, 9:47 PM AKST (06:47 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-12-12 06:47:39 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.434° N, 165.783° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.090 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3950 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.635 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.422 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.474 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3948 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.923 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.066 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3942 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.829 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3942 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3940 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3939 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 49 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.243 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3934 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.551 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.851 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3924 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.099 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.238 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 3.633 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.131 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 3.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.4136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.9126 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.764 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.123 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.622 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.2130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.085 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3914 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.110 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3951 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3953 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.888 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3955 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3957 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3958 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3959 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3960 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.364 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3961 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.765 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3962 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away

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