Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 2:05 AM AKST (11:05 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-07 11:05:29 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.663° N, 166.027° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.696 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 661 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 661 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.285 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 661 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 661 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.970 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 661 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.044 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 660 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.151 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 660 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.3103 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 659 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.225 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 658 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.655 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 658 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.369 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 658 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.183 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 657 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.270 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 656 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.581 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 656 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.314 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 655 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.093 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 655 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.970 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 655 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 654 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.492 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 653 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 652 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.578 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 652 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.870 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 652 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.280 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.574 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.180 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.729 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 651 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 651 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 3.376 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.463 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.255 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 649 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.285 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 649 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.853 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 649 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.845 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 649 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.923 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 89 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.885 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 648 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 3.021 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.992 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 648 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 648 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.971 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 648 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.621 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 647 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.156 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 646 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.937 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.845 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 3.048 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.582 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.1119 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 3.282 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.582 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 661 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 662 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.735 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 662 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 662 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 662 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.174 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.269 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.855 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 664 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.055 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.217 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 664 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.863 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 664 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 664 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.3103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.916 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.189 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.989 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 665 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.964 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 666 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fpsdlhr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.