Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 73 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 73 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Aug 11, 2017, 7:59 AM AKDT (15:59 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Aug 11, 2017, 7:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-08-11 15:59:43 UTC
Depth: 79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.562° N, 165.223° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast73 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017a924ms5 (also filed as ak16733464). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.