Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 73 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 73 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, May 6, 2016, 8:28 PM AKDT (04:28 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 04:28:21 UTC
Depth
45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.230° N, 166.802° 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.582 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.365 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.967 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.780 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 56 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.764 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.6126 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.1104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.486 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.211 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.239 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.385 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.668 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.0122 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.9117 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.7143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.499 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.761 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.372 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.873 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.347 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.869 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 47 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 3.562 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.853 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.450 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 179 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.683 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.8105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.7142 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.3111 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.4139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.552 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.88 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.638 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.536 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.082 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 3.1138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 3.6133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.628 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.725 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.3119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.959 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.964 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.273 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.576 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.071 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.847 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.054 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.084 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.542 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.189 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.814 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.075 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.674 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.670 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.490 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.954 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.854 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away

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