Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 5:39 PM AKDT (01:39 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 47 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 5:39 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-10-20 01:39:01 UTC
Depth: 65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.983° N, 165.631° 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: 16

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast19 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 86.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dglahcf (also filed as ak17093803). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.