Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 10:51 PM AKDT (06:51 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-04 06:51:39 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.267° N, 165.470° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.2143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.1139 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.6219 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.5127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.9140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.3144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.3150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.3141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.2136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.2166 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.9186 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.2128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.2203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.8132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.2134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.5200 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.5147 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.4127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.5200 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.6128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.9148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.199 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.3136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016be95on9 (also filed as ak13981125). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.