Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 1:21 AM AKST (10:21 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 89 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-06 10:21:59 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.535° N, 167.069° 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.

Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.650 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.980 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.59 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.284 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.233 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.897 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.880 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.99 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.79 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.267 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.899 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.7100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.195 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.196 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.0104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.0101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.658 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.574 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.871 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.674 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.570 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.782 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.883 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.885 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.779 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.854 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.553 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.985 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.64 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.587 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.871 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.55 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.678 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.875 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.556 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.387 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.991 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.56 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.059 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.764 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.152 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.730 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.786 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.872 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.287 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.635 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.960 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.723 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.972 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.149 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.544 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.773 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.658 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.192 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.059 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.694 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.822 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.678 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.179 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.894 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.923 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.096 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023a3b03d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.