Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 75 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 75 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jan 2, 2017, 11:30 PM AKST (08:30 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km SSE of Unalaska, 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
2017-01-03 08:30:39 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.459° N, 165.639° 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.1113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.032 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.656 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.813 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.698 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.966 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.634 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.029 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.728 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.934 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.435 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.7102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.759 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.939 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.04 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.732 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.994 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.072 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.131 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.750 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.356 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.136 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.926 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.2105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.280 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.035 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.616 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.214 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.949 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.283 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.171 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.028 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.938 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.759 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away

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