Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 212 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 212 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 12:44 PM AKDT (20:44 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-27 20:44:24 UTC
Depth
31.1 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.333° N, 164.670° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0191 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.0140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.4135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.5187 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.2201 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.4216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.0194 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.1190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.5200 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.2203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.1144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.0141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.1144 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.8132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01688dd9w1 (also filed as ak13733599). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.