Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 5:24 AM AKST (14:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-08 14:24:06 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.682° N, 166.722° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.174 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.767 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.878 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.386 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.290 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.2106 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.186 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.678 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.482 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.976 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.072 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.594 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.559 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.5180 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.870 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.1126 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.3114 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.886 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.499 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.183 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.897 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.480 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.694 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.782 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.857 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 3462 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 4.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.3126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.378 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.7101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.093 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.6111 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.1101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.379 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 3.883 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.478 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.876 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.770 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.858 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.986 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.767 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.182 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.550 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.678 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.955 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.585 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.1140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.6123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.362 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.688 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.273 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.178 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.2121 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.3142 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.265 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.469 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.3101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017331hh7x (also filed as ak15451947). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.