Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 1:50 PM AKDT (21:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-09-08 21:50:20 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.242° N, 165.994° 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
17

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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.079 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 751 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.720 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.630 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 750 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.375 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.8145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 749 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.784 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.649 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.625 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 748 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.942 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 748 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.985 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 747 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.863 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.629 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 747 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.751 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 745 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.5138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 744 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.369 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 744 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.050 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.155 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.7155 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 742 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.066 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.0158 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 742 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.958 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 741 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 740 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 740 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.183 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 740 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 739 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.650 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 739 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.814 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 739 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.153 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 738 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 738 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 738 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 3.755 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.749 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.647 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.918 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 737 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.187 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 736 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.650 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 735 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 735 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.881 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 735 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.051 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 734 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.773 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 733 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 733 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 732 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 732 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.081 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 732 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.8101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 732 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 3.470 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 732 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.014 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 732 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.972 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 731 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 731 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 731 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.941 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.379 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 730 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.854 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 4.074 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.771 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 728 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.096 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 751 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.953 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 751 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.672 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.2121 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.822 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.933 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.493 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.737 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 753 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.987 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.983 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.194 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.638 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.557 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.8113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bl48bi7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.