Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 129 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 129 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Thu, May 22, 2025, 1:56 AM AKDT (09:56 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 87 km N of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-05-22 09:56:43 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.103° N, 168.480° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.676 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 493 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.887 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 492 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.777 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 485 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.963 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 484 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.735 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 475 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.944 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 470 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.855 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 469 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.9120 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 467 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.675 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 465 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.7101 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 457 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.133 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 456 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.6104 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 454 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.669 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 451 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.671 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 445 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.773 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 445 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.858 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 438 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.790 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 499 days ago · 133 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.879 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 501 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.251 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 506 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.875 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 508 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.433 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 509 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.873 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 509 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.841 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 511 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.980 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 515 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.779 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 515 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.9101 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 516 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.556 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 516 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.873 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 517 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.776 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 521 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.833 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 523 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256j00a1b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.