Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 79 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 79 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 9:26 AM AKST (18:26 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 73 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-27 18:26:25 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.288° N, 167.217° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.279 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.778 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 69 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.242 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.2106 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.262 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.261 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.510 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.978 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.279 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.2134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.935 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.871 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.848 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.980 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.175 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.134 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.767 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.377 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.6102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.182 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.673 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.682 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.033 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.561 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.326 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.812 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.176 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.788 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.737 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.858 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.685 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.351 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.358 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.465 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.365 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.081 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.381 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.946 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.360 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.247 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.967 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.398 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.5134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.585 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.443 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.3126 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.684 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.180 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.748 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.675 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.3108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.761 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.947 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.375 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.074 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away

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