Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 6:45 AM AKDT (14:45 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-15 14:45:35 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.254° N, 165.974° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.785 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.195 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.984 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.583 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.577 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.080 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.186 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.084 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.087 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.978 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.562 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.587 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.573 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.386 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.857 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.682 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.732 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.776 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.953 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.1136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.675 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.993 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.6140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.5126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.869 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.870 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.77 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.1171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 3.387 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 3.573 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.041 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.6117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.8159 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.675 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 36 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.715 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.659 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.853 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.583 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.985 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.554 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.565 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.778 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.5105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.6119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022afnlkig. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.