M2.2 earthquake 59 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 5:59 AM AKDT (13:59 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 80.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a2esd85 (also filed as ak20021528). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.