Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 87 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, May 6, 2017, 8:02 AM AKDT (16:02 UTC), 17 km (11 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: 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, May 6, 2017, 8:02 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-05-06 16:02:13 UTC
Depth: 17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.302° N, 165.625° 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: 9

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast87 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0175sn94ck (also filed as ak16077490). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.