Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jul 22, 2018, 12:39 PM AKDT (20:39 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-22 20:39:11 UTC
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.695° N, 165.964° 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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.243 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.915 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.017 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.817 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.617 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.817 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.617 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.077 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.237 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.385 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.782 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.468 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.52 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.997 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.714 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.862 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.682 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.052 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.291 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.43 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.868 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.053 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.07 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.16 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.63 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.073 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.991 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.569 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.539 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.936 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.762 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.63 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.965 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.593 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.3103 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.067 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.334 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.173 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.953 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.998 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.354 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.553 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.319 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.289 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.035 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.635 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.155 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.016 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.635 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.344 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.835 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.938 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.138 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.336 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.666 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.967 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.835 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.733 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.9120 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.883 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.963 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away

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