M2.7 earthquake 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, May 27, 2019, 9:43 PM AKDT (05:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 147 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-28 05:43:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.288° N, 165.382° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 254°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8147 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.1120 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.3137 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.7169 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.1201 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000410z (also filed as ak0191w0jqbyc). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.