Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 6:34 PM AKDT (02:34 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2016-09-16 02:34:39 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.525° N, 165.929° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.562 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.757 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.092 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.339 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.669 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.578 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.714 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.8112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.952 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.6106 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.016 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.5127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.550 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.828 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.183 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 3.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.840 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.983 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.881 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.3118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.917 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.938 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.531 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.95 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.935 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.976 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.513 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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