Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 7:28 PM AKDT (03:28 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-22 03:28:10 UTC
Depth
68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.972° N, 165.515° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.771 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.470 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.577 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.4120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.198 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.231 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.728 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.365 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.234 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.577 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.343 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.255 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.8104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.070 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 3.0106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.758 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.283 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.482 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.977 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.543 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.126 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 78 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.757 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.1101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.291 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.694 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.4122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.362 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.118 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.643 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.176 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.574 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.633 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.732 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.034 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.190 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.142 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.867 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.695 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.917 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.169 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.573 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.977 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.369 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.670 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.571 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.840 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.762 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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