Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 87 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 87 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 4:09 PM AKST (01:09 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 84 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-01-31 01:09:16 UTC
Depth
63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.262° N, 167.358° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 18.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 178.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pfcz (also filed as ak0251fab5mv). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.