Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 70 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 70 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jun 10, 2018, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC), 47 km (29 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: 3.5 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Jun 10, 2018, 3:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-06-10 23:13:37 UTC
Depth: 46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.256° N, 166.327° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 105

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast70 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000en1e (also filed as ak19756831, ak0187enapqs). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.