Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 74 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 74 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jun 15, 2017, 2:49 PM AKDT (22:49 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 37 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-15 22:49:09 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.507° N, 165.399° 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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.968 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.1117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.685 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.998 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.699 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.091 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.188 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.272 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 46 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.379 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.086 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.860 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.790 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.431 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.559 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.533 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.534 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.681 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.9144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.589 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.739 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.366 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.654 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.946 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.764 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.675 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.664 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.774 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 3.211 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.951 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.378 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.634 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.4134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.1123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.233 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.0145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.543 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.052 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.560 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.317 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.277 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.042 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.149 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.556 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.436 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.6127 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 198 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.080 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.851 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.957 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.627 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.1138 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.2138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.829 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away

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