Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 94 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 94 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 10:42 AM AKST (19:42 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 89 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-29 19:42:59 UTC
Depth
39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.233° N, 167.471° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.253 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.179 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.694 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.059 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.6133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.6142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 60 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.192 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.773 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.544 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.149 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.972 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.951 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.649 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.650 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.980 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.040 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.327 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.233 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.897 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.899 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.7100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.196 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.0101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.574 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.871 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.674 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.75 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.570 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.841 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.848 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.527 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.779 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.854 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.553 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.985 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.64 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.587 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.871 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.55 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.678 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.934 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.435 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.978 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.076 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.9107 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.084 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.56 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.082 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.121 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.135 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.176 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.394 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.689 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.078 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022gonncfb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.