Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 77 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 4:45 PM AKDT (00:45 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-17 00:45:05 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.309° N, 167.215° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.4 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
232°, 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: 2 since this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.016 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 6 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.592 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.092 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.464 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.391 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.278 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 9 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.058 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.831 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.911 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.37 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.7150 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.18 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.08 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.37 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026skleit. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.