Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 8:25 PM AKDT (04:25 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2016-08-11 04:25:19 UTC
Depth
65.4 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.943° N, 164.851° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.692 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.575 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.894 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.3108 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.647 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.359 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.088 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.5109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.778 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.0103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.294 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.720 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.033 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.759 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.8105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.465 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.098 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.577 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.574 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.981 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.742 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.975 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.994 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.079 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.648 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.371 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.677 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.663 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.812 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.4129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.179 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.741 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.1100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.4106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.497 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.857 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.992 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.9100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.587 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.994 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.878 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.072 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.465 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.070 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.539 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 162 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.777 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.896 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.9103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.889 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.871 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.2118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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