Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 83 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 83 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 3:17 AM AKDT (11:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-11 11:17:55 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.134° N, 166.761° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.281 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.929 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.915 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.378 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 144 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.986 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.871 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.377 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.891 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.568 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.558 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 3.2100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.394 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.283 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.883 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.538 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.896 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 3.467 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.761 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.540 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.945 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.667 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.529 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.070 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.747 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.1144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.779 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.2129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.175 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.971 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.968 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 3.268 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.867 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.175 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.957 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 3.155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.593 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.881 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.170 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.1104 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.546 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.938 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.2103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.715 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.861 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.542 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.814 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.877 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.515 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.682 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.676 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.514 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.588 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020bpwp167. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC.