Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 5:17 PM AKST (02:17 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-17 02:17:35 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.346° N, 167.404° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 170.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02527f38se. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.