Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 3:37 PM AKDT (23:37 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 163 km ESE of Nikolski, 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
2017-04-17 23:37:58 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.114° N, 167.366° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.841 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.851 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.955 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.093 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.6111 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.1101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.379 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.883 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.478 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.876 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.770 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.822 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.858 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.986 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.767 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.182 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.550 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.678 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.955 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.573 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.585 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.665 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.733 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.836 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.976 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.757 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 4.146 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.884 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.068 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.252 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.291 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.085 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.793 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.033 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.617 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.337 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.736 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 5.3163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 5.9163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  45. 2.8155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.7156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.881 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.683 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 173 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.0147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.492 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.2154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.1141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.038 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.9148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.8131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.3155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.882 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 157 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 3.497 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.5145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.772 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.555 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.758 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.694 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.795 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.894 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.792 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.395 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.094 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.195 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.196 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.378 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.989 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.3126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.826 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.857 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.782 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.648 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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