Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 5:45 AM AKDT (13:45 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 78 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
2026-03-23 13:45:52 UTC
Depth
87.0 km (54.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.684° N, 166.393° 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 36.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.490 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.678 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.444 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 195 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.179 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 195 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.734 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 195 days ago · 82 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.178 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.373 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 194 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 194 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 194 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.060 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 193 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.36 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 193 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.393 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 193 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.027 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.635 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 193 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.146 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 192 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.853 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 192 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.641 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 192 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.368 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.296 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 191 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.116 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 191 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.025 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.618 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 191 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 191 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.525 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.487 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 190 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.844 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 190 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.154 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 189 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 189 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.585 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 187 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.687 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 186 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.479 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.574 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.125 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.2116 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 185 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.975 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 185 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.858 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 185 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.898 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 185 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.4102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 184 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.087 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 183 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.3112 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 182 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.389 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 182 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.234 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 180 days ago · 84 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.357 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 179 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.911 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 179 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.288 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 178 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.387 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 178 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.586 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 178 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.043 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 178 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.945 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 177 days ago · 153 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.371 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 176 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.665 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 176 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.590 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.770 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 175 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.846 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 175 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.185 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 175 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.727 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 174 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.286 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 174 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 3.069 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 196 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.370 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.4105 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 196 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.382 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.479 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.457 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.680 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 198 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.666 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 199 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.859 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 200 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.972 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 200 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.353 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 200 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.3113 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 200 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.381 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 201 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.473 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.673 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.489 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.539 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 205 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.552 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 205 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.374 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 207 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.679 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fttezs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.