Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 80 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 7:57 AM AKDT (15:57 UTC), 30 km (19 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-17 15:57:46 UTC
Depth
30.4 km (18.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.166° N, 166.795° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.562 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.064 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.757 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.3130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.798 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.339 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.669 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.4127 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.6138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.6120 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 3.1135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.2143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.4135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.1139 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.8112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.247 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.8124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.5127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.691 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.550 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.828 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.0102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 3.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.183 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.9140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.670 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 3.3144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 3.7103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.2133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.5141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.2139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.3150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.840 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.983 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.955 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.350 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.938 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.939 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.531 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.976 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.143 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.973 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.9103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.179 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.750 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.3141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away

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