Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 68 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 10:17 PM AKDT (06:17 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 16 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 06:17:22 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.983° N, 164.766° 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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9129 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.782 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.277 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.961 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.986 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.232 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.3112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.680 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.837 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.396 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.365 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 74 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.79 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.093 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.856 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.848 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.481 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.563 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.062 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.961 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 5.416 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 29
  25. 2.628 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.026 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.232 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.951 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.725 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.934 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.525 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.023 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.033 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.655 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.632 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.859 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.850 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.061 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.723 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.183 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.629 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.643 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.3127 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.2102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.930 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.728 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.725 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.477 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 4.165 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.663 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.561 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2560 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 4.861 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.2144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.761 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.1110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.652 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 194 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.842 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.265 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.2120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.098 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.071 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.680 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.777 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

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