Alaska earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 48 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Jul 19, 1986, 12:52 PM AKDT (20:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-19 20:52:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.662° N, 167.184° 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 1.9 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.064 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.463 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.350 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14681 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.586 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 14679 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.779 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 5.0112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.763 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.662 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 14665 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.560 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14647 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.560 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14636 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.463 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.064 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.257 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.563 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 6.051 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 5.274 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.672 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.458 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.657 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14682 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002w6k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC.