Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 46 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 46 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 11:15 PM AKDT (07:15 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 71 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-05 07:15:29 UTC
Depth
34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.688° N, 165.906° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1104 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.9104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.281 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.929 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.915 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.427 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 159 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.986 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.927 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.377 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.816 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.820 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.568 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.558 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.292 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.538 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.761 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.540 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.945 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 3.529 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.070 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.747 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.779 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.083 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.9123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.938 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.715 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.861 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.542 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.814 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.515 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.7107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.514 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.566 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.886 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

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