Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 80 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 80 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 3:48 AM AKDT (11:48 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-05 11:48:27 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.156° N, 166.599° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.888 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.481 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.897 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.676 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.031 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 157 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.563 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.1132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.628 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.833 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.374 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 48 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.026 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.232 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.951 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.725 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.934 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.257 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.033 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.655 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.9142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.632 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.859 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.850 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.585 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.687 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.629 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.919 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.694 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.8100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.643 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.094 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 5.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.5151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.0154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.1149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 4.0135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.4148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.7153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.3134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 4.1142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.0139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.1145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.9146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.9152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.7150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.0145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.2156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.848 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.856 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.896 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.837 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.719 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.292 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.659 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.966 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.961 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.893 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.982 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.662 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.962 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.574 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.6102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.232 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away

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