Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 89 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 7:07 AM AKDT (15:07 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 78 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-12 15:07:58 UTC
Depth
43.2 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.155° N, 167.150° 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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.063 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.059 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.983 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3820 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.625 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.673 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.974 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.772 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.062 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.167 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.252 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.234 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.264 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.854 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.954 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.490 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.732 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.075 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.189 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.542 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.084 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.054 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 3.237 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.847 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.576 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.964 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.073 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 3.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.582 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.365 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.967 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.780 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.764 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 4.1104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.486 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.211 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.239 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.385 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.668 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.848 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.394 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.9117 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 5.478 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.7143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.9137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.881 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.618 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.028 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.863 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.2124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.755 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.873 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.879 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.063 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3841 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.456 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.355 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away

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