M2.1 earthquake 12 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 7:00 AM AKST (16:00 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 70 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-18 16:00:41 UTC
- Depth
- 94.6 km (58.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.783° N, 166.636° 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 67.7 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.60
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.055 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 255 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.924 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 254 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.597 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 254 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.761 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 254 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.86 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.273 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 252 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 251 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.8105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 249 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.489 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 245 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.961 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.751 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 241 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.516 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 240 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.552 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 239 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 237 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.146 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.270 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 236 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.573 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 235 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 235 days ago · 87 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.15 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.879 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.191 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 228 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 227 days ago · 94 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.645 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 227 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.546 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 227 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 224 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.614 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 224 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.3107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 224 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.2108 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 224 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 223 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.353 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 223 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.387 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 222 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.929 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 221 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.385 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.494 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 220 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.186 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.359 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.957 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 216 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.482 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 216 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 214 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.565 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 214 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.183 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 213 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.788 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.029 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.577 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.94 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.495 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.718 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 205 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.270 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.679 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 203 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.374 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 203 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.552 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 201 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.539 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 201 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.673 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 199 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.473 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.381 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.353 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 195 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 1.994 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.289 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 258 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.896 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.16 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 259 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.26 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.76 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.358 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 259 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.6107 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 261 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 266 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 266 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.869 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 269 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06 km W of Unalaska, Alaska · 269 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.631 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 270 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.848 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 270 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.490 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 270 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 271 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.171 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 272 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 272 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.458 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 272 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bglevc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.