Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 72 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 9:18 AM AKST (18:18 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 78 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
2017-12-03 18:18:44 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.291° N, 166.031° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.890 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.316 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.1137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.387 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.790 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.192 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.390 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.168 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.264 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.613 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.285 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.185 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.812 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.9112 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.1150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.1137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.071 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.829 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 3.053 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.866 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.774 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.196 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.065 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.084 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.527 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.1106 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.1102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.776 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.767 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.5132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.084 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.787 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.176 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.763 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.656 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.575 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.042 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.745 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.015 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.016 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.863 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.721 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.263 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.860 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.2132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.754 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.089 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.886 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.619 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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