Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:33 AM AKDT (15:33 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:33 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-11-02 15:33:18 UTC
Depth: 14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.372° N, 165.120° 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: 0.0 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 83°
Stations used: 169

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast192 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 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 us7000npjx (also filed as ak024e3z45vl). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.