Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, May 11, 2018, 7:13 PM AKDT (03:13 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 135 km S 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
UTC
2018-05-12 03:13:11 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.445° N, 165.784° 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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 49 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.651 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.2135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.691 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.860 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.526 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.590 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.635 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.768 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.042 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.551 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.636 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.083 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.156 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.469 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.079 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.291 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.390 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.2117 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.895 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.896 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 51 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.735 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.270 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.287 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.9101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 3.039 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.393 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.596 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.9107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.293 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.858 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.561 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.2109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.061 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.938 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.634 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.918 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.923 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.083 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.779 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.4100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.656 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.681 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.022 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.014 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.656 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.477 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.839 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.388 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.190 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.73 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.876 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.183 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.178 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.643 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.3102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.741 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.022 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.657 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.392 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.598 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01862csx6u (also filed as ak19452806). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.