Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 199 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 199 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 6:22 AM AKST (15:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 165 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-11-10 15:22:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.109° N, 166.024° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gbw4 (also filed as ak021efjtbbm). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.