Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 9:59 AM AKST (18:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2022-02-11 18:59:33 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.856° N, 166.447° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.974 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.861 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.947 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.179 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.125 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 143 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.788 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.680 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.576 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.083 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.071 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.376 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.719 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 69 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.881 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.128 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.6101 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.380 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.174 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.478 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.578 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.840 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.836 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.748 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.650 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.989 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.551 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.666 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.679 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.973 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.170 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.588 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.835 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.973 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.961 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 3.374 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.689 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.378 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.377 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 5.182 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag
  44. 2.379 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 3.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.077 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.281 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.977 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 3.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.181 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.19 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.765 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.176 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 5.170 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.678 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.665 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.851 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.572 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.970 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.274 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.860 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.876 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.586 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.938 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.986 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.591 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.273 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.075 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.784 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.775 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.681 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.577 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.579 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.749 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91486761. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.