Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 4:04 AM AKDT (12:04 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-09-06 12:04:12 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.541° N, 167.567° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.65 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.576 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.679 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.9118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.0125 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.793 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1117 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.989 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.96 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.579 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.664 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1116 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.152 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.587 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1113 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.146 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.8103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.0101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.793 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.886 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.132 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.899 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.327 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.041 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.749 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.739 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.192 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 66 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1110 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.874 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1109 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.652 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1107 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.586 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1106 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.539 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1105 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.773 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.329 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.141 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.952 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.0118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 3.388 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.732 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.687 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.758 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.174 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.83 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.745 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.964 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 4.396 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.844 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.364 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.157 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.776 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.893 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.295 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.349 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.124 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1121 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.570 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1126 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.266 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.356 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.637 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.475 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.866 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.731 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.545 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023bfzzi22. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.