Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 3:16 AM AKST (12:16 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 87 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-15 12:16:13 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.194° N, 165.521° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.041 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.2138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.291 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.182 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.694 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.3131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.362 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.643 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.176 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.070 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.142 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.867 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.525 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.275 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.089 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.879 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.955 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.066 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.571 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.435 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.485 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.971 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.976 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.681 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.09 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.648 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.082 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.285 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.6133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.4125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 3.9134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.5126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.180 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.759 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 3.938 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.028 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.171 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 4.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.949 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.214 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 3.757 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.543 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.977 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.482 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.278 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.283 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.5133 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.758 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.5143 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.070 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.8104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.069 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.255 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.343 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.964 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away

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