M2.6 earthquake 253 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 253 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 8:33 PM AKDT (04:33 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 246 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-09-16 04:33:12 UTC
- Depth
- 27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.164° N, 163.876° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 12 stations |
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 11.8 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.9246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4029 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.3217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4008 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.6187 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.7250 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3990 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003na0 (also filed as ak015bwerpvt, ak11721155). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.