Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 69 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 4:21 PM AKDT (00:21 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 4:21 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-08-10 00:21:28 UTC
Depth: 21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.465° N, 165.731° 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

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Stations used: 12

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast70 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a75flvb (also filed as ak20045901). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.