Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, May 15, 2017, 2:15 AM AKDT (10:15 UTC), 8 km (5 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
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-15 10:15:02 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.494° N, 164.971° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.1126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 2.6140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.8137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.7133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.4148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.5151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.3130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.2140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.5136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.2147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.5147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.1188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.1138 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.6127 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.7188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.3193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.3207 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.0164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.9108 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.6110 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.6113 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.8113 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.5122 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.787 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.2205 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.4237 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.5212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

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