Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 217 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 217 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Mar 8, 2022, 2:39 AM AKST (11:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 141 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-08 11:39:26 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.247° N, 164.748° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.4197 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.3232 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0214 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.9168 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.7191 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.0141 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.0205 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.9150 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.6195 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.1153 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.7177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.8216 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.8223 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.9189 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.9173 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.7196 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.2164 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02232zsfol. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.