Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 5:16 PM AKDT (01:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 116 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: Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 5:16 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-07-11 01:16:52 UTC
Depth: 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.650° N, 166.618° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 10

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast136 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168v7eyer (also filed as ak13758192). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.