Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 4:55 AM AKDT (12:55 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-19 12:55:24 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.177° N, 166.977° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.9mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.23 · 5 stations
3.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 162.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pmvy (also filed as ak0253l7e3pv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.