Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 55 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 55 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 1:14 AM AKST (10:14 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 52 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-12 10:14:51 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.379° N, 166.633° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 9.4 km horizontally, 21.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700069wg (also filed as ak019eirv44a). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.