M1.8 earthquake 40 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 6:23 AM AKDT (14:23 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 79 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-14 14:23:06 UTC
- Depth
- 62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.542° N, 166.279° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.751 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.121 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.579 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.617 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.983 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.881 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.267 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.3118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.7109 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.917 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.695 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.524 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.673 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.289 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.3106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.936 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.649 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.5120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.273 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.231 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.5119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.766 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.728 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.234 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.577 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.964 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.673 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.343 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.873 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.255 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.872 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.8104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.070 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.758 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.880 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.776 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.482 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.977 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.543 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.126 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.757 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
The first 60 of 113.
Before
- 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.926 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.261 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.7103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.670 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.890 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.183 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.922 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.0102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.066 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.828 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
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