Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 69 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 2022, 12:52 PM AKDT (20:52 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-26 20:52:21 UTC
Depth
77.5 km (48.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.465° N, 167.321° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.68 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.77 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.076 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.885 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.698 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.867 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.885 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.756 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.041 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.739 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.687 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.594 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.799 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.295 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.6100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.095 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.596 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.259 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.958 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.074 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.876 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.175 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.616 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.6112 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 3.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.763 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.968 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.5106 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.521 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.2121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.89 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.863 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.887 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.8122 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.690 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.128 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.182 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 3.233 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.070 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.151 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 87 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.776 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.962 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.732 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.638 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.682 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.857 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.386 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.573 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.924 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.749 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.587 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.674 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.780 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.685 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iqvr (also filed as ak022axy4gn3). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.