Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 87 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 87 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 5:38 AM AKST (14:38 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 71 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-01-05 14:38:53 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.103° N, 166.761° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.931 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.072 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.491 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.188 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.774 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.846 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.041 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.057 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.653 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.795 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.198 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.9117 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.739 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.2104 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.0102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.2102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.119 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.598 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.1101 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.7131 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 3.1115 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.6113 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.9117 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.5115 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.1119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.2100 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.1127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.218 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.720 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.619 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.928 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.9120 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.353 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.777 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.549 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.8107 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.0125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.478 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.695 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.5137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.192 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.771 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.076 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.574 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.683 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.162 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.169 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.938 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.583 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 29 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.261 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.656 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.642 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.949 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.966 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.755 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.285 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.9113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.532 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.1109 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.4138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ggqa (also filed as ak0228i928a). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.