Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:58 AM AKST (11:58 UTC), 45 km (28 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-24 11:58:47 UTC
Depth
44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.159° N, 167.036° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.862 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 645 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 645 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.282 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 643 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.8131 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.5106 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 642 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.9109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 642 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.975 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 640 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.543 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 640 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 638 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.991 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 637 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.085 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 634 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.989 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 634 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.753 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.872 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.878 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 633 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.040 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.081 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.055 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.851 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.752 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.753 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 631 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 631 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.2105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.747 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 631 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.583 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.893 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 628 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.049 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 628 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.027 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 628 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.730 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 627 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 627 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.266 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.951 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 41 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.596 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 4.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.895 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.891 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 624 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.571 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.254 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.032 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 623 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.974 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 621 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.440 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.4136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.845 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.937 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 646 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 647 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.621 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 649 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 649 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 649 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.021 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.0119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 650 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.890 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 650 days ago · 36 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.923 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 650 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.853 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 650 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.158 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 651 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.976 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 652 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.180 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.574 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.280 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 653 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ghwtw5f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.