Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 38 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 9:46 PM AKDT (05:46 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 90 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-14 05:46:23 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.763° N, 167.092° 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
15

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.955 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.562 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.757 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.798 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.339 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.669 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.714 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.594 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.693 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.595 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.796 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.795 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.698 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.016 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.691 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.550 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.828 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 99 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.0102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 3.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.670 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.7103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.293 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.840 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.983 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.881 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.7109 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.917 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.777 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.531 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.976 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.143 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.973 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.9103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.750 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.812 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.663 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.371 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.014 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 125 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

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