Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 77 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 77 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 2:59 AM AKDT (10:59 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 111 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-12 10:59:25 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.184° N, 166.664° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.572 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.7111 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.921 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.920 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.419 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.620 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.821 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.821 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.621 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.7109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.418 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.827 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.720 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.532 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.877 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.111 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.656 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.0103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.592 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.471 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.0126 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.159 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.934 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.7102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.786 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.459 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.049 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.8115 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.521 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.267 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.990 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.874 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.090 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.375 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.678 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.874 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.162 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.163 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.777 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.5107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.658 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.570 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.841 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.399 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.5146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.3150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.972 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.541 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.165 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.186 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.723 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.863 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.781 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.991 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.386 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.184 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.579 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.697 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.791 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.778 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.6124 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.059 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.157 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.846 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.565 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away

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