Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 90 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 90 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 2:44 AM AKDT (10:44 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 2:44 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-28 10:44:48 UTC
Depth: 29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.059° N, 166.635° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 7.2 km horizontally, 17.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast91 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g9pw (also filed as ak021dtyzc1c). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.