Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 71 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 5:27 PM AKST (02:27 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-19 02:27:20 UTC
Depth
26.3 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.526° N, 167.436° 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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018vgkaj7 (also filed as ak18104842). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.