M3.4 earthquake 45 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 45 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 4:44 AM AKST (13:44 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 75 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 62.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j36m (also filed as ak019a587c3). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.