Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 66 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 66 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 4:46 AM AKST (13:46 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-12 13:46:31 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.310° N, 166.213° 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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.853 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.174 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.260 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.1135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.078 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.689 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.384 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.121 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.082 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.935 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.084 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.379 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.9107 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.946 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.176 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.275 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.560 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.285 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.923 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.7127 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.894 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.591 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.822 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.059 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.694 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 3.059 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.6133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.192 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.773 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.544 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.149 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.972 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 3.039 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.723 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.789 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.269 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.1136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.268 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.059 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.783 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.095 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.592 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.6101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.992 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.98 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.722 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.981 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.527 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.576 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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