Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 76 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Apr 13, 1987, 6:33 PM AKDT (02:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-04-14 02:33:35 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.436° N, 167.434° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.938 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 14403 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.731 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 14372 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.641 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14368 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.137 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14354 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.563 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14416 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.168 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14416 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 5.738 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 14418 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.669 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14420 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.846 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 14425 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.241 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14427 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.487 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14434 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.473 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 5.474 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14442 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003451. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.