Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 1:45 AM AKST (10:45 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 71 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-05 10:45:31 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.278° N, 166.825° 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
27

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.287 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.931 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.072 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.491 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.188 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.774 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.846 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.041 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.057 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.119 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.218 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.720 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.619 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.928 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.777 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.549 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.8107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.0125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 3.478 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.695 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.5137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.771 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.574 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.683 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.162 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 90 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 6.271 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 23 · tsunami flag
  43. 4.675 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 3.480 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.974 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.068 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.853 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 3.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.671 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.066 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.870 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.677 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.777 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.873 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.764 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.938 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.583 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.261 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.656 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.642 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.966 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.755 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.285 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.9113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.532 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.1109 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.4138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.783 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.363 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0228fws5y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.