Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 12:36 AM AKDT (08:36 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 74 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 08:36:21 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.451° N, 165.774° 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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.217 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 710 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.987 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.0119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 709 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.958 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.2118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 709 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.4122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.984 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.094 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 708 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 708 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.814 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 707 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.926 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 707 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.926 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 707 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.013 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 706 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.453 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 705 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.087 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 705 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.838 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 704 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.636 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 704 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.538 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 704 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 704 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 704 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.975 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 703 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.991 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 703 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.230 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 703 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.7105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 702 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.479 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 701 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 700 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.989 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 700 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 700 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.598 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.056 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.9122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.1111 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.989 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 697 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.186 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 696 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.341 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 696 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.188 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 696 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.787 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 695 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.558 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 694 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.983 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 693 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.275 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 693 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.374 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 691 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.186 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 691 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 691 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.286 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 691 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 3.1100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 690 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.960 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 690 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.273 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 690 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.081 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 690 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.096 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 688 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.273 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 688 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.784 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 687 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.840 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 687 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.678 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 687 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 3.625 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 710 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.088 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.587 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.1116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.690 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 712 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.275 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 712 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.194 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 712 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.2120 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 712 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.657 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.4139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.984 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.4129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.7143 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.5128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.274 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.075 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.968 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.8112 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.661 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dicz9gs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.