Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 2024, 1:23 AM AKDT (09:23 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-05-08 09:23:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.462° N, 165.381° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ms7u (also filed as ak0245xhtmld). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.