M1.6 earthquake 93 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 93 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 9:20 PM AKDT (05:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 99 km W of Dutch Harbor, 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
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.63	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.345843726640531 · 13 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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 113.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023dlm6a21 (also filed as av92092376). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.