Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 67 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 67 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, May 20, 2018, 6:54 AM AKDT (14:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 53 km SSE 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
2018-05-20 14:54:20 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.474° N, 167.309° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.735 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.270 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.935 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.393 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.858 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.953 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.9119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.938 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.634 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.570 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.918 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.065 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 98 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.656 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.770 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.071 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.692 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.974 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.570 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.075 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.853 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.1113 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.953 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.652 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.555 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.46 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.161 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.738 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.535 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 188 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.030 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.791 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.562 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.489 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.391 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.188 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.771 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.559 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.918 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.2102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.246 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.152 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.636 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.275 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.026 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.370 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.291 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.728 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.619 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.940 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.691 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.959 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 3.574 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.988 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.068 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.325 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.691 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.375 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.495 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.897 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.489 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.042 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.526 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.860 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.999 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.839 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.388 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.884 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.73 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.876 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.184 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.5107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.786 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0186frw9ut (also filed as ak19639187). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.