Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, May 8, 2018, 2:01 AM AKDT (10:01 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 53 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, May 8, 2018, 2:01 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-08 10:01:31 UTC
Depth: 49.4 km (30.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.755° N, 165.201° 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

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Stations used: 13

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast56 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185vur1ec (also filed as ak19571409). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.