Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 67 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 7:21 AM AKST (16:21 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 87 km SE of Akutan, 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: Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 7:21 AM AKST
UTC: 2016-11-30 16:21:30 UTC
Depth: 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.318° N, 166.134° 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: 11

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast67 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016feaorhb (also filed as ak14704722). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.