Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 4:14 PM AKST (01:14 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 74 km NE of Nikolski, 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
2018-01-25 01:14:52 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.121° N, 166.953° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.188 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.590 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.867 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.349 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.06 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.969 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.996 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.057 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.681 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.898 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.760 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 107 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.368 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.372 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.192 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.271 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.487 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.187 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.480 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.5148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.86 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.2122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.073 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.7141 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.366 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.045 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.943 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.873 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.271 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.261 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.968 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.997 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.73 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.777 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.266 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.963 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.163 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 3.490 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.776 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.442 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.477 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.664 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.67 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.146 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.039 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.399 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.762 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.664 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.376 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.345 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.258 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.829 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.985 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 3.126 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 34 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.690 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.1109 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.080 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.482 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.954 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.225 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.997 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.671 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.9117 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.538 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.071 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.022 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.274 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.351 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.3129 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.282 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01815d480x (also filed as ak18387585). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.