Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 62 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 92 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-06 22:47:32 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.417° N, 167.079° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.964 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.160 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 55 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.161 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 55 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.589 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 53 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 53 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.5135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 53 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.0131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.466 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.8102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.9141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.893 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.742 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.897 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.0100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 51 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.190 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.974 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.295 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.940 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.292 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 50 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.561 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  26. 2.059 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 49 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 49 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.286 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 49 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.287 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.359 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.628 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.241 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.760 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.158 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.460 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.156 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.598 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 48 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.687 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 47 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.959 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 100 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 3.487 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.279 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 44 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.957 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 43 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.057 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 43 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 43 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 43 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 42 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.360 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 42 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.297 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 41 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.528 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.175 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.074 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.6106 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.473 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.152 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.574 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.584 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.063 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.625 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 38 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.3143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 38 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.963 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 57 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.068 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 57 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.588 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 58 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.388 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 58 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.961 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.595 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 60 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.586 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 60 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.092 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 61 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.827 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 61 days ago · 168 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.095 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 62 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.047 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 62 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.194 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 62 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.4142 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 63 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 63 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.190 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 63 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.597 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 63 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.098 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 65 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 65 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.833 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 65 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 67 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pmojdp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.