Significant earthquakes of 2011

June 24, 2011 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States

June 24, 2011 · M7.3

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.

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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)
Epicenter
52.050° N, 171.836° W

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.

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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.