Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 126 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 12:37 AM AKST (09:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 80 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2016-01-11 09:37:08 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.078° N, 165.066° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.764 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.390 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.271 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.148 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.948 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.4194 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3909 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.839 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.961 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.692 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3907 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3902 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.5157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.9156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.7160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.5161 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.739 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.386 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3897 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.345 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.296 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.5184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.7203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3892 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.864 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.180 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 4.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.850 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3888 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.885 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.781 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 4.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.7209 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.2135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3883 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.472 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 3.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3881 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.987 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.7192 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3875 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.786 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.569 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.3138 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.4188 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.485 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.4136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.8214 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.271 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.5131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.379 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.633 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.238 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.099 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.551 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3929 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.4217 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.6206 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3930 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.1201 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.384 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3933 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away

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