Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 45 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, May 17, 2023, 5:59 AM AKDT (13:59 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 71 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 17, 2023, 5:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2023-05-17 13:59:38 UTC
Depth: 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.685° N, 165.926° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 8.3 km horizontally, 19.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 26

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast45 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kdc2 (also filed as ak0236aspwq5). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.