Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, May 8, 2016, 11:43 AM AKDT (19:43 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 53 km SE of Unalaska, 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
2016-05-08 19:43:00 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.474° N, 167.234° 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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.486 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.211 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.239 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.385 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.668 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.848 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.499 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.761 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.372 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.873 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.347 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.869 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 3.562 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.450 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 179 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.683 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.552 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.88 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.638 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.536 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.082 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.6133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.628 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.725 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.156 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.959 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.483 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.987 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.749 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.949 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.974 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.547 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.951 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.851 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.750 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.747 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.6136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.882 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 86 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.661 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.879 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 3.460 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.748 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.773 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.768 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 3.780 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.967 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.365 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.582 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.073 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.964 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.576 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.847 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.237 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.054 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.084 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.542 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.189 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 57 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.814 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.075 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away

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