Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 73 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 12:46 AM AKST (09:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 78 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-28 09:46:39 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.556° N, 167.515° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.860 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.236 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.511 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.053 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.378 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.270 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.973 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.488 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.588 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.388 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.78 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.467 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.452 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.389 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.460 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.451 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.342 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.367 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.672 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.451 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.448 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.074 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.375 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.3108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.675 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.748 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.180 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.3126 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.585 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.571 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.159 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.960 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.790 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.511 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.5104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.9103 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.330 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.934 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.616 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.973 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.599 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.491 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.318 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.618 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.820 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f9822e5 (also filed as ak20412149). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.