M2.8 earthquake 64 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

Magnitude

2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 11:35 AM AKST

UTC

2022-01-06 20:35:06 UTC

Depth

35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

53.792° N, 164.977° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

207°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

32

• Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast65 kmSE

After

1. 2.073 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 6, 8:56 PM AKST · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.974 km WSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 6, 10:33 PM AKST · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.732 km S of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jan 7, 4:19 PM AKST · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 8, 11:59 PM AKST · 1730 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.175 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 9, 5:45 AM AKST · 1730 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.054 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 9, 12:10 PM AKST · 1729 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jan 10, 11:37 AM AKST · 1728 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
8. 3.1153 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 10, 5:18 PM AKST · 1728 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.119 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaTue, Jan 11, 3:17 PM AKST · 1727 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 11, 8:02 PM AKST · 1727 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 12, 2:45 AM AKST · 1727 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
12. 3.1119 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 12, 5:38 AM AKST · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 12, 8:00 AM AKST · 1726 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Jan 13, 12:33 AM AKST · 1726 days ago · 56 km deep · 14 km away
15. 2.928 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Jan 13, 1:55 AM AKST · 1726 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Jan 13, 4:12 PM AKST · 1725 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.777 km S of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 5:57 AM AKST · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
18. 1.549 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 7:02 AM AKST · 1724 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 9:36 AM AKST · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.794 km S of False Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 2:54 PM AKST · 1723 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.090 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 9:45 PM AKST · 1723 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.6107 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 15, 10:40 PM AKST · 1723 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 16, 12:58 AM AKST · 1723 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
24. 1.771 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 17, 12:17 PM AKST · 1721 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
25. 2.9Unimak Island region, AlaskaTue, Jan 18, 5:15 PM AKST · 1720 days ago · 187 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 19, 9:50 PM AKST · 1719 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 19, 10:57 PM AKST · 1719 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
28. 2.294 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 21, 10:16 AM AKST · 1717 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaFri, Jan 21, 6:29 PM AKST · 1717 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.665 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jan 22, 10:00 AM AKST · 1716 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.092 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 22, 10:27 AM AKST · 1716 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 24, 8:13 PM AKST · 1714 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 24, 8:16 PM AKST · 1714 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 25, 3:23 AM AKST · 1714 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.7110 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaTue, Jan 25, 11:41 AM AKST · 1713 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.695 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaWed, Jan 26, 12:27 AM AKST · 1713 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.778 km SSW of False Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 27, 2:11 PM AKST · 1711 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jan 28, 12:15 AM AKST · 1711 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
39. 3.7101 km S of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 28, 1:32 AM AKST · 1711 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
40. 2.0143 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jan 28, 4:42 AM AKST · 1711 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 28, 8:44 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
42. 4.8120 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 12:33 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 12:37 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
44. 4.5122 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 12:56 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
45. 3.3119 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:01 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
46. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:03 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
47. 3.3117 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:15 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
48. 4.6117 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:23 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
49. 4.3120 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:43 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
50. 3.068 km S of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 1:54 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
51. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 4:48 AM AKST · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.0135 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 4:03 PM AKST · 1709 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.964 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 29, 8:34 PM AKST · 1709 days ago · 90 km deep · 46 km away
54. 2.713 km SSW of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Jan 30, 8:28 AM AKST · 1708 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
55. 2.166 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaSun, Jan 30, 3:56 PM AKST · 1708 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
56. 2.2Unimak Island region, AlaskaTue, Feb 1, 4:14 AM AKST · 1707 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
57. 2.5123 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Feb 1, 8:03 PM AKST · 1706 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
58. 1.949 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaWed, Feb 2, 4:33 AM AKST · 1706 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
59. 1.853 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaWed, Feb 2, 8:34 PM AKST · 1705 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
60. 2.6120 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, Feb 4, 12:44 PM AKST · 1703 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

1. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaWed, Jan 5, 11:53 PM AKST · 1733 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.8120 km S of False Pass, AlaskaWed, Jan 5, 8:58 PM AKST · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.7123 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jan 5, 5:04 AM AKST · 1734 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jan 4, 8:11 PM AKST · 1734 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.964 km S of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Jan 3, 7:16 AM AKST · 1736 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
6. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jan 3, 5:23 AM AKST · 1736 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
7. 4.261 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jan 3, 2:58 AM AKST · 1736 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 1, 4:28 PM AKST · 1737 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
9. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jan 1, 4:12 PM AKST · 1737 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Dec 30, 11:29 PM AKST · 1739 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Dec 27, 5:36 PM AKST · 1742 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Dec 27, 5:32 PM AKST · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.682 km E of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Dec 26, 5:05 PM AKST · 1743 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
14. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Dec 25, 7:25 PM AKST · 1744 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.8108 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Dec 23, 6:28 AM AKST · 1747 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.1150 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Dec 23, 6:26 AM AKST · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.0Unimak Island region, AlaskaWed, Dec 22, 11:35 PM AKST · 1747 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.934 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Dec 22, 1:10 PM AKST · 1747 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
19. 3.199 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Dec 22, 4:54 AM AKST · 1748 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Dec 21, 6:13 PM AKST · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghpd (also filed as ak022a9c9ke). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.