Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Jul 6, 2017, 6:46 AM AKDT (14:46 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 54 km ESE of Nikolski, 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
2017-07-06 14:46:59 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.145° N, 166.802° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.946 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.048 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.3112 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.636 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.675 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.4135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.951 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.558 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.378 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.634 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.766 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.065 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.233 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.090 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.475 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.794 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.556 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.543 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.9145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.766 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.317 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.397 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.648 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.848 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.886 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.870 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.884 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.593 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.579 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.186 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.874 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.659 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.957 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.074 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.774 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.824 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.463 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.893 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.870 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.878 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.4125 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.682 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.1113 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.859 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.273 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.872 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.130 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.654 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.250 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.048 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.739 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.850 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.150 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.149 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.352 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.681 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.533 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.6102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.559 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.431 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.860 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away

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