Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 12:34 AM AKST (09:34 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: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Nov 20, 2022, 12:34 AM AKST
UTC: 2022-11-20 09:34:32 UTC
Depth: 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.327° N, 167.380° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast83 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 155.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j766 (also filed as ak022evzopdm). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.