Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 9:59 AM AKDT (17:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 17:59:49 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.291° N, 167.306° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 since this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.472 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 14 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.08 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.787 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 13 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.459 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 13 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.88 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.758 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 12 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.374 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 11 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.9112 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.518 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.375 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 11 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.642 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 11 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.956 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.540 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.395 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.117 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.874 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.715 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.572 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 9 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.5119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 9 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.457 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 8 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.999 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.7103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.135 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 7 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.490 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 5 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.274 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 4 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.17 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 4 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.06 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 4 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.177 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.952 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 17 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.592 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.092 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.464 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 18 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.391 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 19 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.278 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 20 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.058 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 20 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 20 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.689 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.831 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.076 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 23 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.77 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.177 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 24 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.98 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.37 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026snpsbp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.