Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 5:23 AM AKST (14:23 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-09 14:23:55 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.709° N, 165.888° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.827 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.1106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.290 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.944 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.940 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.665 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.864 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.6104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.637 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.724 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 3.829 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 74 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.155 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.664 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.766 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.823 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 78 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.866 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.942 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.613 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2125 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.811 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.024 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.055 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.613 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 3.365 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.813 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.867 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 3.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.137 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.063 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.975 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020efj839d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.