Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 1:39 PM AKST (22:39 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 96 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
2018-01-19 22:39:40 UTC
Depth
69.6 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.056° N, 165.444° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.954 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.131 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.173 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.494 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.716 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 115 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.06 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.057 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.774 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.681 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.960 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.645 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.368 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.372 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.192 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.4115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.591 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.165 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.187 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.137 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 4.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.095 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.86 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.539 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.7113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.086 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3142 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.169 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.045 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.73 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.776 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.442 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.433 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.256 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.67 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.039 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.072 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.376 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.919 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 106 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.126 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 3.425 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.553 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 3.672 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.538 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.022 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.532 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 76 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.2112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.745 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.867 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.810 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.491 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.534 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.698 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.852 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away

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