Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 60 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 1:21 PM AKST (22:21 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 47 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2017-11-12 22:21:51 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.522° N, 165.835° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.424 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.185 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.321 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.860 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.263 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.721 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.016 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.015 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.688 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.890 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.387 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.790 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.192 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.836 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 3.390 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 3.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.168 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.285 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.185 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.812 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.9112 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 3.9102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.1102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.0108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.071 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.9102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.55 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 49 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.816 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.892 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.757 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.556 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.120 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.089 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.2124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.6109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.846 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eiz1tcz (also filed as ak17188163). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.