Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 3:02 AM AKDT (11:02 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 96 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-14 11:02:33 UTC
Depth
78.4 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.789° N, 166.336° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.987 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.670 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.881 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.616 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.518 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.638 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.655 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.739 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.571 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.623 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.475 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.753 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.637 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.356 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.570 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.071 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.146 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.869 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.124 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.655 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.059 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1119 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.577 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.769 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.65 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.576 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.87 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.662 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.989 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.96 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.579 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.152 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.641 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.587 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.179 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.566 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.153 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.774 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.868 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.641 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.556 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.717 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.734 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.947 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.085 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.066 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.678 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ady0pcx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.