Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 72 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 2:50 PM AKDT (22:50 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 122 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-11-02 22:50:09 UTC
Depth
51.3 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.240° N, 166.776° 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: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3108 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1061 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.133 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1059 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.295 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1058 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.936 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.747 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1057 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.881 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1056 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.566 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.269 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.772 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.967 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.978 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1053 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1052 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.173 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1051 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.165 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1051 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.741 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1049 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.874 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.989 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1048 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.67 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.569 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.052 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.869 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.087 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.780 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.920 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.975 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.879 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.1136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1040 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1039 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.884 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.264 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.154 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 5.6122 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  42. 4.7136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.4136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.9142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 4.4125 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.2145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.1132 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.7142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.5136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.517 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.9152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.2137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.2149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.2150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.2143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.9144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 4.3127 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.5133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.3134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.2157 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.8108 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.8112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.944 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.270 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.268 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.052 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.697 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.685 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.720 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.1162 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.591 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.659 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.727 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.972 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.618 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023e2fugz5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.