Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 172 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 172 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Jan 10, 2017, 7:55 AM AKST (16:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 80 km SE 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
2017-01-10 16:55:52 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.581° N, 165.105° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.3199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.5189 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.6223 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.8172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.994 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.8202 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.9203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.5219 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.9203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.2121 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.3227 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.780 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.6123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.0226 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.886 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.5163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.5138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.5126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.4127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.9134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.4125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017gt8b25 (also filed as ak15084578). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.