Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Sep 7, 2017, 7:14 AM AKDT (15:14 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 109 km S of Unalaska, 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
UTC
2017-09-07 15:14:28 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.459° N, 165.778° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 41 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.997 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.3130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.772 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.471 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.972 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.521 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.626 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.613 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.527 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.913 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.778 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.019 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.718 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.4116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 4.3120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.1124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.553 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.737 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 3.776 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.575 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.530 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.081 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.025 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.726 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.928 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.571 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.523 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.869 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.372 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.5118 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.0137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.918 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.976 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.3137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

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