M3.8 earthquake 80 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 7:49 PM AKST (04:49 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 112 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gevx (also filed as ak022ovqk1w). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.