Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 31 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 7:17 AM AKDT (15:17 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 35 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 7:17 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-03-28 15:17:33 UTC
Depth: 79.1 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.686° N, 166.175° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast32 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008y3k (also filed as ak02041sbrc9). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.