Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 29 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 8:21 AM AKDT (16:21 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 26 km W of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 8:21 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-08-13 16:21:50 UTC
Depth: 80.8 km (50.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.722° N, 166.162° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 174°
Stations used: 31

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast30 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rgfk (also filed as ak025acdkmr1). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.