Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 5:55 PM AKST (02:55 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 02:55:07 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.481° N, 165.321° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.866 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.3109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.196 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.6152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.527 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.1102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.974 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.084 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.179 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.8142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.858 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.967 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.698 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.534 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.491 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.8143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.810 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.867 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.743 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.881 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.745 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.532 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.538 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 3.672 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.823 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.225 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.954 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.482 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.080 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.1109 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.131 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.173 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.716 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.2102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.071 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.9112 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.812 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.4100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.285 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.3123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.083 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away

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