Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 10:05 AM AKST (19:05 UTC), 35 km (21 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-18 19:05:12 UTC
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.453° N, 165.787° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.2100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.435 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.735 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.377 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.853 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.759 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.4123 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.1102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.939 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.04 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.732 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.994 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 40 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.039 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.620 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.072 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.479 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.131 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.0106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.750 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.476 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.356 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.641 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.1132 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.762 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.469 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 3.811 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.846 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.265 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.665 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.761 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.871 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.951 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.038 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.030 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.166 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.934 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.853 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.869 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.664 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.728 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.029 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.634 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.966 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.698 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.566 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.664 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.813 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.656 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.032 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away

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