Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 9:23 PM AKDT (05:23 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-15 05:23:14 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.448° N, 166.145° 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016bwfb0h7 (also filed as ak13984640). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.