Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 11:56 AM AKST (20:56 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 26 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 11:56 AM AKST
UTC: 2016-12-28 20:56:20 UTC
Depth: 104.7 km (65.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.226° N, 165.811° 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.

Stations used: 12

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast11 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016goobp2k (also filed as ak14976191). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.