Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 122 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Jun 18, 2020, 6:29 PM AKDT (02:29 UTC), 41 km (26 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-19 02:29:35 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.806° N, 166.978° 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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Location uncertainty
About 8.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
60

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aekz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.