Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 211 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 211 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, May 11, 2022, 9:35 PM AKDT (05:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 11, 2022, 9:35 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-05-12 05:35:42 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.994° N, 166.072° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 16

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast211 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i2hu (also filed as ak02262e4kis). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.