M4.7 earthquake 110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Jul 23, 1980, 5:34 PM GMT-9 (02:34 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-07-24 02:34:04 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.459° N, 164.537° 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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 16844 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16841 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.8133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16837 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001921. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.