Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 94 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-31 15:17:17 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.135° N, 165.832° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.072 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.5128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.8131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.356 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.641 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.762 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.469 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.846 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.265 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.665 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.871 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.951 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.038 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.030 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.2121 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.772 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.257 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.178 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.035 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 3.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.472 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.6123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.1140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.169 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.622 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.886 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.732 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.8172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.04 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.939 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.759 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.435 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.291 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away

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