Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 82 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 2:34 PM AKST (23:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 48 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-14 23:34:52 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.253° N, 165.860° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.274 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.325 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.952 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.684 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.2107 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.367 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.8146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.978 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.861 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.177 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.956 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.982 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.032 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.3135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.223 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.677 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.252 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.782 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.776 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.8111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.794 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.639 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.7141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.097 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.670 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.53 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 3.848 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.64 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.159 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.769 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.7129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.571 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.784 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.787 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 3.881 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.754 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.0107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.773 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 3.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.6140 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.035 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.230 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.153 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.771 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.763 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.893 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.4130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.043 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.566 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.0108 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.292 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.776 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.111 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.084 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.519 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.493 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020njf87x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.