Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 66 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 66 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 8:07 AM AKST (17:07 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 153 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Akutan forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-10 17:07:28 UTC
Depth
47.7 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.935° N, 164.827° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.886 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.4148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.8103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.6100 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.0154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.847 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.7147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.191 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.193 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.953 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 79 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.471 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.365 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.128 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.2141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.048 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.0131 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.557 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.278 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.078 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.848 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.870 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.877 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.443 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.7141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.7124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.022 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.890 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.589 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.6150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.4107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 3.779 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.294 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.3122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.3103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.696 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.595 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.026 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.937 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.777 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.480 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.881 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.1100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.993 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.169 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.646 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.5154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.379 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.472 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.3130 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01736e8vj5 (also filed as ak15459527). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.