Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 12:53 AM AKST (09:53 UTC), 13 km (8 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-20 09:53:47 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.451° N, 167.507° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.590 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.041 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.122 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.2102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.1128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.067 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.851 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.944 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.872 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 240 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.288 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.050 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.158 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.324 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.879 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.920 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.078 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.7105 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.2124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.286 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.385 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 3.384 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.984 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.784 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.084 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.190 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.780 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.675 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.673 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.656 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 134 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.892 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.688 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.015 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.698 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.190 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.689 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.387 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.1104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.639 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.988 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.149 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.576 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.685 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.527 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.98 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.992 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.6101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.592 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 3.095 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.253 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.059 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.268 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 3.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.828 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.0134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.576 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.040 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.9106 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.647 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.980 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.375 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.662 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.082 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.978 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.141 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.758 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.687 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.591 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.963 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022evzst2i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.