Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 49 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 2:49 PM AKDT (22:49 UTC), 75 km (47 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: Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 2:49 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-08-12 22:49:45 UTC
Depth: 74.9 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.705° N, 165.557° 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: 19

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast50 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017aatrvim (also filed as ak16508409). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.