Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 46 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, May 3, 2023, 7:09 PM AKDT (03:09 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km WSW of Unalaska, 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
2023-05-04 03:09:23 UTC
Depth
58.6 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.620° N, 165.969° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.057 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.820 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.973 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.878 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.659 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.556 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.648 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.549 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.868 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.256 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.649 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.950 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.150 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.847 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.975 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.973 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.975 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.063 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 4.959 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  36. 2.060 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.584 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.748 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.649 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1240 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.731 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.777 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.624 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.919 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.671 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.830 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 3.576 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.091 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1237 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.466 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.071 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.945 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 3.526 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1236 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.058 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1235 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.666 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.164 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.945 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.388 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.672 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.027 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.191 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.972 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.147 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.785 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.172 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.935 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.763 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.517 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.775 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away

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