June 24, 2011 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States on June 24, 2011 at 03:09:39 UTC, 52 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 24, 2011
- Time
- 03:09:39 UTC
- Place
- Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 52 km (32 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 52.050° N, 171.836° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (VI) at Nikolski and (II) at Dutch Harbor. Also
felt at Adak, Anchorage, Cold Bay, Elmendorf AFB,
Homer and Unalaska. Tsunami generated with wave
heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following
selected tide stations: 6 cm on Adak, 4 cm on Akutan,
10 cm at Nikolski and 9 cm at Saint Paul; 4 cm on
Midway; 6 cm at Hilo and 4 cm at Nawiliwili, Hawaii. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 2, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- December 31, 1901, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 2, 1907, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 27, 2015, Alaska, United States
- March 7, 1929, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 17, 1986, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
- April 18, 1916, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- November 1, 1946, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9824.