Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 76 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 76 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 2:06 AM AKDT (10:06 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-16 10:06:25 UTC
Depth
24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.191° N, 166.700° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9131 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.957 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.324 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.987 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.874 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.853 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.089 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.796 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.960 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.674 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.071 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.069 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.667 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.565 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.561 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.429 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.681 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 48 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.76 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.766 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.769 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.655 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.680 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.687 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.966 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.997 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.944 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.084 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.983 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.971 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 3.7103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.897 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.057 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.687 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.593 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.690 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.981 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.137 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.868 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 4.580 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.589 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.869 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.963 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.591 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 3.687 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.758 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.525 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.677 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.681 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.679 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.664 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.548 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.828 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.879 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.0100 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.140 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.853 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.616 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.048 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.873 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.683 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.171 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022da4az1j. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.