M1.9 earthquake 49 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 3:01 PM AKDT (23:01 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 92 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-06 23:01:05 UTC
- Depth
- 34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.463° N, 166.252° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 14.5 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 253°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 since this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.3104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 24 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.37 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.56 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.28 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.08 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.499 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.97 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.37 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.08 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.18 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.37 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.374 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.98 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.177 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 23 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.833 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 22 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 22 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.77 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.831 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 20 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.5119 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.689 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.278 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.058 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.391 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.464 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.092 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.952 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.177 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.386 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.768 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 13 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.195 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.08 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 12 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.459 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.88 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.9112 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.518 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.365 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.683 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.111 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.6105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.514 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.715 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
The first 60 of 65.
Before
- 2.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.481 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.769 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 25 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.697 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 26 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.68 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.259 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 26 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.76 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 26 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.97 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 27 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.073 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 27 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.87 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 27 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 27 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 28 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.035 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 28 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.5104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.6132 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 31 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
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