Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 9:55 PM AKST (06:55 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-06 06:55:53 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.310° N, 167.072° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.881 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.967 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.162 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.766 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.163 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.4142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.221 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.051 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.75 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.084 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.111 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.292 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.093 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.566 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.977 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.043 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.4130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.66 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.763 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.182 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.367 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.861 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.177 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.956 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 3.045 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.284 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.677 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.252 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.173 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.773 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.466 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.352 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.874 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.868 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 71 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.955 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.388 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.065 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.956 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.874 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.3122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.362 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.881 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.578 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.620 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.460 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.971 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.933 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 157 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fmemi2d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.