Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 64 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 64 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 8:07 PM AKST (05:07 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-15 05:07:41 UTC
Depth
45.2 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.506° N, 165.780° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.869 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.853 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.934 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.435 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.853 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.759 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.939 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.04 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.732 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.994 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 3.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.072 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.131 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.750 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.356 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 64 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.641 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 3.762 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.469 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 3.811 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.846 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.265 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.665 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.728 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.029 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.634 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.966 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.698 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.813 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.656 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.032 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.1113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.775 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.136 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.926 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.2105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.280 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.035 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away

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