Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 9:48 PM AKST (06:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-01-08 06:48:35 UTC
Depth
33.1 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.166° N, 166.938° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.382 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 994 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.958 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 993 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.985 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 992 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 991 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.889 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 990 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.0141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.8141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.9135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.078 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.866 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.835 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.912 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 988 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.910 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 987 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.689 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 986 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 985 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.955 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 984 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.5146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.746 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 984 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.172 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 982 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 982 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.075 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 982 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.261 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 982 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.424 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 980 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.643 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 980 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.691 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 979 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.835 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 979 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.114 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 978 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.3159 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 978 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 978 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 978 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.852 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 978 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.0100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 978 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.621 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 977 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.858 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 977 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.728 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 977 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.972 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 977 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.086 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 977 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.086 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 976 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.868 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 975 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.392 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 973 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.044 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 973 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.880 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 972 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.753 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 971 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.550 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 971 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 971 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.0100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 970 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.093 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 969 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.770 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 969 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.239 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 969 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.147 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 968 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 3.294 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 968 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.871 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 967 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 966 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.353 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.581 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.2104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 965 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.967 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 965 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.848 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 963 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 963 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.129 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 962 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 997 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 997 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.676 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 998 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.932 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 998 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.581 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.567 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.0134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.0142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1003 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.362 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.568 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.673 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.820 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.877 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.990 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.733 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.065 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.045 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.278 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.152 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000luc2 (also filed as ak024dc5qno). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.