Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Dec 25, 2017, 6:01 PM AKST (03:01 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Dec 25, 2017, 6:01 PM AKST
UTC: 2017-12-26 03:01:45 UTC
Depth: 64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.933° N, 165.327° 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: 28

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast37 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017gjf9js9 (also filed as ak18018177). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.