Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 20 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Nov 3, 2017, 7:51 PM AKDT (03:51 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 47 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Unalaska forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-04 03:51:54 UTC
Depth
80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.797° N, 166.250° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.556 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.757 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.892 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.816 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.55 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.585 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.784 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.424 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.185 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.321 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 80 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.886 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.860 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.263 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.721 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.016 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.015 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.890 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.387 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.790 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.192 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.390 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 3.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.168 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.846 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.97 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 125 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.376 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.646 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.950 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.083 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.053 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.858 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.475 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.158 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.890 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.272 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.752 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017e5fm8mo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.