Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 8:46 PM AKST (05:46 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-09 05:46:23 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.422° N, 167.296° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.748 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.180 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.832 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.569 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.3126 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.585 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.179 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.778 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.242 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.2106 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.262 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.261 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.510 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.657 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.978 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.279 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.2134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.935 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.871 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.848 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.980 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.175 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.134 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.767 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.377 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.6102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.182 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.830 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.088 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.645 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.673 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.682 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.033 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.675 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.3108 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.761 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.947 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.375 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.074 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.862 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.448 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.157 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.451 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.672 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.367 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.342 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.451 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.460 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.389 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ez3789. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.