Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 73 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:59 AM AKDT (09:59 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 75 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 1:59 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-04-21 09:59:08 UTC
Depth: 19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.560° N, 167.507° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 12

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast73 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01655dwfm9 (also filed as ak13501338). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.