Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 4:39 AM AKST (13:39 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 70 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-01 13:39:51 UTC
Depth
35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.251° N, 166.283° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 16.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.6136 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.882 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 273 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 272 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.490 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 272 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.848 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 272 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.479 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 272 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.631 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 271 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.486 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 271 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.488 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 271 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.06 km W of Unalaska, Alaska · 271 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.869 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 270 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.081 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 269 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.495 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 268 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 268 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 267 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.391 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 263 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.6107 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 262 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.358 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 261 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.76 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.26 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.16 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 260 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.896 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.289 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 259 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 3.485 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 257 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.994 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.112 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 256 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.055 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 256 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.924 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 256 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.597 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 256 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.761 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.86 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.273 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.5108 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.3127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 253 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 253 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 252 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.0105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 252 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 3.8105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.489 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 246 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.961 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 3.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 245 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 3.4123 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 244 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.751 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 242 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.516 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 241 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.552 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 240 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 239 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.4100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 238 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.146 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 238 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 3.7100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.270 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 237 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.573 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.4120 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.15 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.879 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.223 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 229 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.546 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 228 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 274 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.458 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 274 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.266 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 61 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.382 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 275 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.588 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.164 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 275 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 276 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.083 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 279 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 280 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 280 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 281 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.392 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 281 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.3142 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 281 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.520 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 281 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.031 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 282 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.2100 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 282 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 282 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.473 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 282 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.484 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 282 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026abbeok. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.