Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, May 18, 2016, 9:07 AM AKDT (17:07 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 108 km SSW of False Pass, 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
2016-05-18 17:07:57 UTC
Depth
68.2 km (42.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.981° N, 165.450° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.961 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.7115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.853 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.057 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.8105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.364 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.985 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.382 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.552 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.268 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.88 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.889 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.0117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.4103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.146 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.628 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.3102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.725 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.657 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.872 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.9105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.4108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.8106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.867 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.983 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.752 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.858 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.016 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.717 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.517 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.288 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 3.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.265 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 159 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.015 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.761 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.386 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.374 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.686 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.446 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.211 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.121 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away

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