Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 72 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 11:17 AM AKDT (19:17 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-06 19:17:21 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.436° N, 165.724° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.768 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.259 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.958 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.074 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.070 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.922 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.677 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.788 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.849 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.671 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.990 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.616 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.0103 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.763 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.940 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.968 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.761 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 3.496 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.9150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.521 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.5113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.5145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.756 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.2121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.89 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 3.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.982 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.514 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.887 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.690 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.128 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.574 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.757 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.182 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 3.233 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.070 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 3.151 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.05 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.716 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.818 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.518 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.861 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.774 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.8159 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.6117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.041 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.573 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.387 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.660 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.77 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bg48cs6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.