Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 2:25 AM AKDT (10:25 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km E 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: Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 2:25 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-10-13 10:25:15 UTC
Depth: 115.2 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.625° N, 167.151° 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: 18

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast49 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018d55szdr (also filed as ak20280152). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.