M1.7 earthquake 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 10:57 PM AKDT (06:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 74 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.55	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.427 · 11 stations

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: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 143.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0207py715i (also filed as av62181711). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.