Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 64 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 64 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 7:13 AM AKST (16:13 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-16 16:13:29 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.299° N, 166.390° 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
17

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 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.183 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3117 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.980 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.687 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.7101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.6104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.637 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.888 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.724 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.829 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.155 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.664 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.766 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.384 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.823 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.866 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.942 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.879 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.613 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2131 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.811 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.024 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.055 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.613 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 3.365 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 3.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.813 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.796 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.867 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 3.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.137 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.063 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.975 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.756 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.765 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.573 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.691 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.665 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.980 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.940 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.944 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.290 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.1106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.827 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away

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