Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 6:10 PM AKDT (02:10 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 116 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 6:10 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-06-27 02:10:33 UTC
Depth: 35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.479° N, 165.841° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast63 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 136.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016882g7cq (also filed as ak13714067). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.