Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 9:20 PM AKDT (05:20 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 9:20 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-07-28 05:20:33 UTC
Depth: 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.791° N, 166.706° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 5.5 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast121 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npxd (also filed as ak0249ndyewl). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.