Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 2016, 11:18 AM AKDT (19:18 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-26 19:18:12 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.720° N, 166.693° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.582 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.571 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.790 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.371 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.078 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.2136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.3141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.4192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.9103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.973 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.976 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.562 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.3130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.798 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.339 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.669 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.4127 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.6138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.6120 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.1135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.2143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.4135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.1139 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.8112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.071 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.247 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.6219 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.8124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.5127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.691 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.0102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 3.9140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.3144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 3.7103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.2133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.5141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.2139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.3150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.840 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.8132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.2134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.7113 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.985 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.5147 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.577 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.294 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.3105 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.9113 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.894 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.274 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.894 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.4127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.196 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.5200 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.6128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.9120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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