Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-04-24 12:12:39 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.154° N, 166.906° 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.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.4137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.084 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.778 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1258 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.990 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.873 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.814 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1257 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.650 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.038 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.555 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.674 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1256 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.678 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.999 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.574 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.763 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.172 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.785 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.972 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.191 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.187 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.672 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.388 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.945 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.649 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.164 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.666 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.346 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.057 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.820 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.576 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.973 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.763 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1248 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.878 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.659 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.556 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.648 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.549 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.8118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.868 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.995 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 3.256 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.949 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.649 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.950 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.150 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.847 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.548 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.975 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.973 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1260 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.666 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.6103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1261 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.175 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1263 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1264 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.572 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.057 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.961 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1265 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.633 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.672 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.568 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1266 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.556 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.886 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1267 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.870 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.445 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1268 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.051 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1269 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.776 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.1103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1270 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.856 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1271 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02358qhfxt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.