Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 81 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 81 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 11:55 AM AKST (20:55 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-23 20:55:53 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.149° N, 166.738° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.576 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.780 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.773 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.977 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.984 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.177 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.177 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.890 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.778 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.774 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.0124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.573 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.579 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.575 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.082 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.782 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.780 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.695 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.791 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.776 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.886 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.878 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.177 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.976 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.876 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.9112 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.3144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.686 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.774 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 3.574 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.076 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.777 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 3.068 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.8137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 4.474 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.166 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.174 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 3.284 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 4.3128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 3.0173 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.8135 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.2118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.1134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.975 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.0107 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.074 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.683 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.377 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.477 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.874 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.784 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.177 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.878 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.878 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.681 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.575 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.874 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.075 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.573 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.097 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.879 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.779 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02212dlo09. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.