Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Aug 16, 2017, 5:37 AM AKDT (13:37 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 16, 2017, 5:37 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-08-16 13:37:23 UTC
Depth: 73.4 km (45.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.577° N, 166.741° 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: 11

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast36 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ahahqqd (also filed as ak16748285). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.