Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 58 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 58 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Jul 18, 1986, 6:20 PM AKDT (02:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-19 02:20:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.602° N, 167.291° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.672 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 5.274 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 6.051 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.563 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 5.064 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.463 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.948 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 6.064 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 4.463 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.350 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.586 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 14680 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14678 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.779 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 5.0112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.763 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14671 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.662 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.560 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14663 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 4.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14648 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.560 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14637 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.657 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14683 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.444 km WNW of Akutan, Alaska · 14713 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w5g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.