Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 35 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Oct 2, 2019, 10:23 PM AKDT (06:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Oct 2, 2019, 10:23 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-10-03 06:23:44 UTC
Depth: 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.733° N, 167.016° 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: 37

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast35 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cok1ev5 (also filed as av62090701). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.