Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 4:48 AM AKST (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 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 27, 2022, 4:48 AM AKST
UTC: 2022-11-27 13:48:29 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.577° N, 166.614° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast144 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 112.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j8di (also filed as ak022f7mwvvn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.