Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 12:45 AM AKDT (08:45 UTC), 28 km (17 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-10 08:45:49 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.453° N, 165.776° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.471 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.972 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.521 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.2109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.626 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.999 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.2103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.613 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.985 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.527 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.913 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.578 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.389 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.778 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.019 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.718 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.3136 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.4116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.3120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.372 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.1124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.677 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.553 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.737 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.639 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.645 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.290 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.772 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.3130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.997 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 41 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.776 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.575 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.530 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.081 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.115 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.025 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.726 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.928 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.571 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away

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