Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 13, 2016, 1:49 AM AKST (10:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 101 km ESE of Nikolski, 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
2016-01-13 10:49:40 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.702° N, 166.602° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.085 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3917 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3101 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3916 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.5143 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3915 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.148 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3913 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3912 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.961 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3908 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.5119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3906 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3903 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.657 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.672 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.386 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.059 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3895 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.296 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.970 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.867 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3893 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.661 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3891 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.180 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.850 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3888 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.843 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.2135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.0121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.672 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3885 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.887 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.536 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.643 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.4110 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3879 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.7196 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.079 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3874 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.786 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.569 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3873 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.972 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.772 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 4.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.093 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.579 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.942 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.4140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.890 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.9106 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.998 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.4188 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.978 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.485 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.5146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.880 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.655 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.887 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.692 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.836 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.1102 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.061 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3918 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.5213 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3919 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3920 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3138 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3925 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3927 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.838 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3928 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.995 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3931 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3932 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.061 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3936 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3937 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.078 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3938 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3941 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.177 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.185 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3945 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away

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