Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 3:17 PM AKDT (23:17 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-12 23:17:28 UTC
Depth
47.2 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.658° N, 165.229° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 746 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.186 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 744 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.369 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 743 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.6105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 743 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.323 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 742 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.155 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 742 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.066 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 741 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.060 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 740 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 740 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 739 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.183 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 739 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.650 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 738 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.814 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 737 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 736 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.749 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 736 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.918 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 736 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.650 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 734 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 734 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.051 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 733 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.1109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.773 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 732 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.8119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 732 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.7123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 731 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.5135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 731 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 731 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.014 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 731 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 730 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.379 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 729 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.2101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 729 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.854 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 728 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 727 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.860 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 727 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.286 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 727 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.291 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 727 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.297 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 727 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.296 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 727 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.053 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 726 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.876 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 726 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.974 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 726 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.9114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 724 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.587 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 722 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.582 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.184 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 721 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.125 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.083 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 721 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 720 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 3.2101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.566 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 720 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.025 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 719 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.799 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 719 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 719 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 718 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 748 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.649 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 748 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 748 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.375 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 748 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 749 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.720 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.079 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.778 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 750 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 750 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 751 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.2121 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 751 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.933 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.493 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024brrdipr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.