Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 12:21 AM AKST (09:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-11 09:21:42 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.278° N, 165.174° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5189 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.8172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.8202 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.9203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.5219 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.9203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.2121 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.3227 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.6123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.0226 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.8172 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.5138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017iceb65 (also filed as ak15088679). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.