Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Oct 14, 2018, 3:54 AM AKDT (11:54 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-14 11:54:29 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.759° N, 166.270° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.267 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.990 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.874 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.669 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.090 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.375 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.168 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.515 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.716 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.883 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.438 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.678 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.162 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.69 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.163 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.077 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.777 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.388 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.841 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.399 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.541 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.152 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.043 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.087 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.662 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 3.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.890 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.820 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.618 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.318 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.962 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.172 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 4.616 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 84 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.934 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.330 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.9103 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 72 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.511 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.790 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.792 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.467 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.577 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.153 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.960 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.879 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.314 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.8115 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.049 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.459 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.786 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.7102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.934 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.860 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.159 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.471 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.592 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.336 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.398 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.882 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.656 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.111 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.644 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.877 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av70806934. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.