Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, May 16, 2016, 2:28 AM AKDT (10:28 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 116 km S 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
2016-05-16 10:28:59 UTC
Depth
34.6 km (21.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.379° N, 166.131° 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.372 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.927 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.873 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.877 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.347 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.869 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.562 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.853 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.450 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 179 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.8105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.7142 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.3111 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.183 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.364 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.985 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.552 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.88 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.638 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.536 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.082 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.1138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 3.6133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.628 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.725 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.657 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.872 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.987 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.974 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.6136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.882 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.9111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.661 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.768 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.5104 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.983 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.164 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.752 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.858 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.873 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.016 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.575 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.717 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 3.499 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.9117 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.0122 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.386 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.374 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.686 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.446 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.668 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0166aqr0b4 (also filed as ak13589868). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.