Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 8:33 AM AKST (17:33 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-05 17:33:08 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.530° N, 165.815° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.445 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.3108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.675 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.130 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.0109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.734 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.759 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.684 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.830 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.585 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.899 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.8101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.179 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.158 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.279 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 3.262 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.951 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.510 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.279 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 3.655 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.782 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.282 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.935 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.3134 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.848 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 3.699 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.1136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.3121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.723 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.847 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.980 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.393 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 3.022 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.134 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.153 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.377 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.6102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.947 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.561 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.354 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.375 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.1104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.879 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.157 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.451 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.672 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.342 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.388 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.460 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away

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