Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 83 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, May 2, 2024, 10:28 PM AKDT (06:28 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, May 2, 2024, 10:28 PM AKDT
UTC: 2024-05-03 06:28:37 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.279° N, 165.769° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast83 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mr3x (also filed as ak0245p6dpnx). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.