Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 49 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2022, 7:54 PM AKDT (03:54 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 82 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-18 03:54:02 UTC
Depth
68.1 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.583° N, 165.964° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 11.3 km horizontally, 28.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.848 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.3131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.667 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.987 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.085 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.821 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.821 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.78 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.56 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.57 km W of Unalaska, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.872 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.17 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.789 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.5102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.771 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.785 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.580 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.785 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.828 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.779 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.744 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.579 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.599 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.54 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.879 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 3.389 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.588 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.576 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 3.485 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.178 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.620 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.722 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.483 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.556 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.575 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.521 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.868 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.7south of the Aleutian Islands · 1580 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.621 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.788 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.895 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.683 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.644 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.883 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.690 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.588 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.630 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.567 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.567 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.950 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.573 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.146 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.857 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.640 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.572 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.550 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.734 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.668 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.817 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.879 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.779 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.347 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.990 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hrz8 (also filed as ak0226ca9rwp). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.