Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 74 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 74 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 6:37 PM AKST (03:37 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-18 03:37:22 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.512° N, 167.483° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.440 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 623 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.981 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 622 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.673 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 621 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.674 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 621 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.675 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.769 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 620 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.986 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 620 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.976 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 620 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.7108 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.8104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.7114 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 620 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.4118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.2120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.7109 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.4125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.0106 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.1121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.4123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.4118 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.8104 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 619 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.089 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.2125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.0122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.6114 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.7119 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 618 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.080 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.874 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 617 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.4115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.972 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 617 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 5.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 614 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 44 · tsunami flag
  32. 3.688 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 614 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.895 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 614 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.8101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 614 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.599 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 614 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.191 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 614 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.086 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.996 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.093 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.994 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.523 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 613 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.018 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.072 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.934 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 613 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 3.184 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 612 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.76 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 612 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.58 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 612 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.9109 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 612 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 611 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.894 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 611 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 610 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.56 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.287 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 610 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.26 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 610 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.2129 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.7117 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 609 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.263 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 624 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.032 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.254 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.571 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.891 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.347 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 625 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.895 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.882 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.982 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 626 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.596 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 627 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.951 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 627 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.730 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.027 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 629 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.049 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 630 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 630 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.893 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 632 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025ttoixn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC.