Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 82 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 82 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 4:31 AM AKST (13:31 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 117 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-05 13:31:21 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.149° N, 166.769° 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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.957 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.1106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.290 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.944 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.980 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.665 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.864 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.183 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.3117 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.980 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.146 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.687 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.7101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.637 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 3.888 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.724 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.829 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.155 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.664 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.766 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.384 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.942 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.959 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.879 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.613 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.460 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.073 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.063 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.053 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.452 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.964 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.058 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.058 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.070 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2129 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.811 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.024 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2159 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.268 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.968 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.971 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.175 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.2129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.779 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.1144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.747 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.070 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.529 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.945 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away

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