Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, May 29, 2017, 4:10 AM AKDT (12:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-29 12:10:39 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.698° N, 166.703° 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.882 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 157 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.497 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.5145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.281 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.186 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.990 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.875 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.1138 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.681 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.588 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.6127 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.9171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.0108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.189 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.968 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.6108 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.956 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.685 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.6103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.1147 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.991 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.6105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.2169 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.188 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.272 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.379 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.086 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 3.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.860 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.559 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.6102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.533 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.681 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 3.1173 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.352 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.150 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.850 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.739 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.048 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.250 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.654 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.946 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.048 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.3207 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.3112 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.7161 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.9148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.038 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.4171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.1141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.2154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.492 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.0147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.1166 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.881 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.4163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.5165 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.6163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.8170 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.7156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.8155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 5.9163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  19. 5.3163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.5101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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