Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 133 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:32 AM AKST (19:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Jan 21, 2025, 10:32 AM AKST
UTC: 2025-01-21 19:32:00 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.675° N, 166.712° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast134 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 147.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pee4 (also filed as ak025z1se6h). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.