Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 32 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 4:45 AM AKDT (12:45 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 4:45 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-06-07 12:45:57 UTC
Depth: 109.2 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.763° N, 166.987° 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: 13

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast32 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01779ibsyc (also filed as ak16262044). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.