Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 198 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 198 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jul 26, 2017, 5:37 AM AKDT (13:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 200 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-26 13:37:51 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.309° N, 165.113° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0192 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.1200 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.3193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 3341 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.1113 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.1191 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.3137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.0137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.5118 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.7200 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.6219 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.4209 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.3130 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.8193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.5210 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.8138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.3207 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.3193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.7188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0179ik7ikj (also filed as ak16541436). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.