Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 70 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 11:12 PM AKST (08:12 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-10 08:12:35 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.463° N, 165.732° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.866 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.886 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.554 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.6100 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.386 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.290 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.847 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.2106 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.678 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.482 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.193 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.953 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.471 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 36 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.128 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.976 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.557 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.594 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.559 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.870 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.877 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.443 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.7124 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.620 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.022 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.015 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.3114 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.294 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.183 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.026 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.937 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.777 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.480 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.881 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.782 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.624 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.621 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.622 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.169 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.646 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.6123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.472 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.281 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.035 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.178 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.257 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.675 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.011 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017368x29q (also filed as ak15457068). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.