Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 8:54 AM AKST (17:54 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 108 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-27 17:54:49 UTC
Depth
45.9 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.272° N, 166.807° 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

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Stations used
35

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 166.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222o7m6gu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.