Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 78 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 78 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, May 27, 2024, 6:53 PM AKDT (02:53 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 67 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-28 02:53:59 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.173° N, 166.643° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.846 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 859 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.746 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 859 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.648 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 859 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.776 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 859 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.648 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 859 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.8141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.8129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 857 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.081 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 857 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.761 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 855 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 855 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.7125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 855 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.744 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 854 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.5107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.6104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 854 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.8106 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 854 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 854 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.854 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 851 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 850 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 850 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.696 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 849 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.729 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 849 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.827 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 849 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.567 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 849 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.550 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 848 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.647 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 848 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 847 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.774 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 846 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.348 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 846 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 846 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.876 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 845 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.766 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.781 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.574 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 844 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.681 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 844 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.9131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 843 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 3.463 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 843 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 3.419 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.775 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 842 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.946 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 841 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.756 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 840 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.961 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 840 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.147 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 840 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.9140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 839 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.791 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 837 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.852 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 836 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.278 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 836 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.798 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 835 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.8115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 835 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.626 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 835 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.749 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 834 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 833 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 833 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.631 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 832 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.068 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 832 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.255 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 831 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.569 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 830 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.73 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 830 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.581 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 830 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 827 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.849 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 827 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.758 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 861 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.8125 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.992 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 863 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.049 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 863 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.546 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 864 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.1125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 864 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.176 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 865 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.5110 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 866 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 866 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.222 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 868 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.627 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 868 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.9143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 868 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.573 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 869 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.546 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 869 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.4117 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 869 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 870 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.8101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 870 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.066 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 870 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.153 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 870 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.8100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 870 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0246ugl2cj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.