Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Oct 23, 2017, 6:48 AM AKDT (14:48 UTC), 67 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-23 14:48:55 UTC
Depth
66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.936° N, 165.311° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.782 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.1109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.3117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.139 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.158 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.858 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.646 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.97 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.846 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.120 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.2113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.816 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.3125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.55 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.424 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.321 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.7117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.4110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.3105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.263 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.016 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.015 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.1114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.631 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.950 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

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