Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 100 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 7:10 PM AKDT (03:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 79 km SE of Akutan, 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
2020-08-02 03:10:54 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.151° N, 165.629° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2253 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.6100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.3140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.2131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.1180 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.671 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.9101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.185 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.878 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.657 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.952 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.747 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.626 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.679 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.1141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.276 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.677 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.681 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 3.690 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.739 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 3.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.7107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.2103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.938 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.9123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.546 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.5117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.1104 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.6135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.614 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.281 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.929 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.986 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.927 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.377 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.816 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.558 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 3.3192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.538 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.734 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2254 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.690 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.060 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.755 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.065 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2256 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.368 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.57 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.948 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.0139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.073 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2262 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.5104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.692 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.374 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.8139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.0108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.920 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away

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