M3.2 earthquake 39 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 39 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 8:12 PM AKST (05:12 UTC), 68 km (42 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.088 · 17 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 152.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0z7 (also filed as ak0241kbbkii). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.