Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 24 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 12:25 AM AKST (09:25 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 70 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-19 09:25:43 UTC
Depth
84.3 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.749° N, 166.237° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.597 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 254 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.761 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 253 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.86 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.273 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 251 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.5108 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 251 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.177 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 250 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.0105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 250 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.8105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 249 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.489 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 245 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.236 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 244 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.961 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.183 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.751 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 240 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.516 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 240 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.552 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 238 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 237 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.146 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 236 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.7100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.4102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.355 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.270 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 235 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.573 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 234 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.036 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 234 days ago · 87 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 234 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.15 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.879 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.223 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 227 days ago · 94 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.645 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 226 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.546 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 226 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.764 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 225 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.282 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 224 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.614 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 223 days ago · 92 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.496 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 223 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 223 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.353 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 223 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.387 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 221 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.486 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 221 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.929 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 220 days ago · 80 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.385 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.494 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 220 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 3.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.286 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 219 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.186 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.359 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.957 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 215 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.482 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 215 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.370 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 213 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.565 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 213 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 213 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.183 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 212 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.285 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.788 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 210 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.486 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 210 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.492 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 210 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.6109 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 210 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.489 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 209 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.029 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 208 days ago · 81 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.577 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 4.055 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 254 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.345 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 254 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.112 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 255 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.994 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.485 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 256 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.289 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 257 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.896 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.771 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 257 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.16 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.26 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.358 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 259 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.6107 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 260 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.975 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 266 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.791 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 266 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.495 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 266 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.869 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 268 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.06 km W of Unalaska, Alaska · 269 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.488 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 269 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.486 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 269 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s883 (also filed as ak2026bhtvjb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.