Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 95 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 12:13 PM AKDT (20:13 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 30 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb), minor
Local time: Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 12:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-06-15 20:13:30 UTC
Depth: 15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.044° N, 166.899° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 4.1 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 41

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast95 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000stb7 (also filed as aka2026luibzm). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.