M2.2 earthquake 203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 203 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 2016, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 186 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-26 15:36:11 UTC
- Depth
- 41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.243° N, 165.156° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9186 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.2166 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.4192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.4198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.6219 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016azil6ra. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.