Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 165 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 165 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 12:33 PM AKDT (20:33 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 117 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 12:33 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-04-16 20:33:07 UTC
Depth: 16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.401° N, 166.185° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -4.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 2.4 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 138°
Stations used: 56

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast165 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mcif (also filed as ak0244xalw4y). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.