Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 4:29 PM AKDT (00:29 UTC), 8 km (5 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: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Jul 11, 2017, 4:29 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-07-12 00:29:36 UTC
Depth: 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.875° N, 167.094° 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: 10

Nearest places

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

Dutch Harbor, AlaskaPopulation 4,376. Forecast36 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 71.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0178v6w9vx (also filed as ak16328957). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.