Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 197 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 197 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 10:59 AM AKDT (18:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-08 18:59:15 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.141° N, 165.877° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 716 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.6131 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 716 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.8112 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 716 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.1134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 716 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.1116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.0163 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.0119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.3145 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.2118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.4122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.9128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.7137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.8127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.6143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.3133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 701 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.9122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.0212 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 699 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.5192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 679 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.8138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 679 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.0138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 679 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.1133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.0161 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 728 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.1137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 729 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.9184 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.9225 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 729 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.7194 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 733 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.7209 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.0158 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.7155 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.5138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 745 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.8145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cyomckk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.