M4.5 earthquake 39 km E of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Dec 25, 1987, 3:08 PM AKST (00:08 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 27 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-26 00:08:09 UTC
- Depth
- 82.9 km (51.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 54.099° N, 165.177° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.827 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 14146 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.88 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 14107 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003bjf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.