Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 5:42 AM AKDT (13:42 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-17 13:42:30 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.519° N, 166.064° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.048 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.966 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.4107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.082 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.631 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.782 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.767 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.3117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.139 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.752 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.158 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.858 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.053 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.083 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.950 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.646 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.97 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 125 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.846 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 4.6109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.2124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.0129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.6125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.6126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.120 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.3124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.556 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.757 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.892 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 4.2119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.816 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.55 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.677 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.757 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.160 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.571 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.985 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.167 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.678 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.290 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.645 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.749 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.639 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.737 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.553 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away

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