M2.8 earthquake 15 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 5:59 AM AKDT (13:59 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 km SSW 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.4	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: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 117.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m9gs (also filed as ak0243g9ed9m). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.