Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 131 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 131 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 10, 2024, 8:31 PM AKDT (04:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Aug 10, 2024, 8:31 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-08-11 04:31:25 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.813° N, 165.652° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast132 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nt3t (also filed as ak024aaiy6h4). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.