Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 163 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 163 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Oct 20, 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 18:59:49 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.514° N, 165.592° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.3145 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.2118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.4122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.9128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.7137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 707 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.8127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 707 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.6143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.7105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 702 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.3133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 699 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.9122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.1111 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 698 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.0212 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 697 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.186 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 696 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.5192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 696 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.374 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 691 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.8112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 686 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 677 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.8138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 677 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.0138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 677 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.5100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 672 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.3100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 672 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.4105 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 670 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.688 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 670 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.4107 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 669 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.189 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.3103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.1113 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 664 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.0111 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 664 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.2127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 661 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.088 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.1116 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.4129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.7143 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 713 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.274 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.075 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.968 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 713 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.1134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.8112 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.6131 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 714 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.9141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 714 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.289 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.1133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.6141 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.1135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 715 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.6139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 716 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.372 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 719 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.3197 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 721 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.2101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 721 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.7108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dij2l45. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.