Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 120 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-22 11:49:39 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.480° N, 167.494° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.57 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.985 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.039 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.2128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.582 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.571 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.790 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.014 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.078 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.750 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.9103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.973 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.976 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.95 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.531 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.938 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.562 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.757 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.3130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.798 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.339 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.67 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.68 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 3.4127 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 4.6120 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.8112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.594 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.693 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.595 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.796 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.795 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.698 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.247 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.826 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.8124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.691 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.828 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.0102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.742 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.9113 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.894 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.274 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.4127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.196 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.9120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.5104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.027 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.353 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.199 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.357 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.4130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.668 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.847 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.9119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.1124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.149 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016asu4wsv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.