M1.7 earthquake 20 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:26 PM AKDT (04:26 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-09-01 04:26:44 UTC
- Depth
- 87.5 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.695° N, 166.595° 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
- 22
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 61 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.415 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 759 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.978 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 758 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 758 days ago · 82 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 757 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.547 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 757 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.695 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.823 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 756 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.991 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.381 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.8113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.557 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.638 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.194 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.983 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.987 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.737 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.493 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.933 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.822 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.672 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.096 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 751 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.778 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 751 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.720 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 751 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.630 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 750 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.375 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 750 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.784 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.649 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.625 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 749 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.942 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.985 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 747 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.863 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.943 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.629 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 747 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.078 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 746 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.751 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 745 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.369 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 744 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 744 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.323 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 743 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.155 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.066 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.958 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 741 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 741 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 741 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.183 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 740 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 740 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.650 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 740 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.814 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 739 days ago · 78 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.153 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 739 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 739 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.749 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.647 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.918 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.187 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.558 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 759 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.656 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 759 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 759 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.975 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.852 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.984 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.657 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.072 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 761 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.176 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 761 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.825 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 763 days ago · 69 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 764 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 764 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 764 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.251 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 765 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.087 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 766 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.769 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 766 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 766 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.575 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 768 days ago · 107 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.573 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 768 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b997fhu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.