Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 128 km S of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 6:57 AM AKST (15:57 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 6:57 AM AKST
UTC: 2025-01-22 15:57:11 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.722° N, 166.635° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast128 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000peew (also filed as ak02510n3dwn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.