M2.3 earthquake 50 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, May 17, 2019, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 92 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-17 23:13:45 UTC
- Depth
- 71.8 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.547° N, 167.067° 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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.246 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.986 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.842 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.076 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.055 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.8104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.553 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.083 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.619 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.8104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.863 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.292 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.046 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.634 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.990 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.212 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.047 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 67 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.8103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.177 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.5102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.3104 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.769 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.640 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.671 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.0100 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.045 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.54 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.813 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.023 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.022 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.268 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.653 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.9114 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.269 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.9100 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.052 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.074 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 80 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.9131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.957 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.561 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.643 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.781 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.876 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.448 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.9116 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.9100 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.889 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.592 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
- 2.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.488 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
The first 60 of 94.
Before
- 1.76 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.07 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.59 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.630 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.165 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.073 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.457 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.545 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.776 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.090 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.776 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.957 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.189 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.7128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.851 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
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