Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2017, 10:50 AM AKDT (18:50 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 49 km SW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-30 18:50:39 UTC
Depth
73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.137° N, 165.144° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.893 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.272 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 198 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.436 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.556 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.888 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.685 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.0114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.267 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.768 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.570 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.668 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.6120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.766 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.375 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.472 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.790 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.431 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 4.849 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.564 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.534 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.589 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.366 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.774 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 3.211 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.951 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.898 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 3.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.955 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 144 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 71 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.736 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.778 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 144 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.0115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.253 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 141 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.269 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.9111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.9109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.8104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.453 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.581 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away

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