Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 59 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 11:06 AM AKDT (19:06 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km SE of Akutan, 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
2017-04-22 19:06:42 UTC
Depth
47.1 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.547° N, 165.821° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.379 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.468 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.883 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.478 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.715 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.876 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.858 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.294 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.767 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.182 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.752 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.550 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.067 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.375 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.787 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.414 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.235 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.567 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.733 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.356 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.238 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.976 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.757 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.884 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.5122 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.8113 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.6113 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.6110 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.616 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.827 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.9108 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.0115 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.617 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.337 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.971 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.5101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 5.1126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  53. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.736 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.286 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 3.881 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.3130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.353 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 144 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.1101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.46 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.641 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.963 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.229 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.555 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.758 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.835 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.967 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.630 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 3463 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.826 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.857 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.621 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.624 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.782 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away

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