Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 6, 2017, 1:16 AM AKDT (09:16 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-06 09:16:46 UTC
Depth
76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.862° N, 165.829° 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.575 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.776 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.997 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.772 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.471 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.972 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.521 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.626 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.272 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.613 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.527 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.913 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.778 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.019 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.718 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.4116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.553 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.737 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.639 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.081 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.115 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.025 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.726 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.928 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 71 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.523 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.869 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.372 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.179 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.918 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.976 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.945 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.772 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.730 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.064 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.367 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.663 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away

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