Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 10:22 PM AKST (07:22 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-20 07:22:04 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.812° N, 166.754° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 649 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.937 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 648 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 647 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 647 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 647 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 647 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.1119 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.282 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 644 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.8131 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.5106 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 643 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.9109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.975 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 641 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.3125 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 640 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 639 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.991 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 639 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.085 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 636 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.989 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 636 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.753 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 635 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.878 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 634 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.040 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.081 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.851 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.4194 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.753 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 632 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 632 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.2105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.747 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.583 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.027 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.730 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 628 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.266 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 628 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.951 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 627 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.596 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 4.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.895 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.891 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.571 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.254 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.032 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 624 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.974 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.4136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 622 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.268 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 622 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.890 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 651 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 652 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.853 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 652 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.158 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.976 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.180 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.574 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.280 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 654 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 655 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 655 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.870 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 655 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 655 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.469 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 657 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.0102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 657 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.093 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 658 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 659 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.183 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 660 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.225 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 661 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gb82ymv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.