Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, May 4, 2018, 1:51 PM AKDT (21:51 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Akutan forecast More in Alaska

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, May 4, 2018, 1:51 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-04 21:51:45 UTC
Depth: 29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.377° N, 164.274° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 5.3 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast130 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 174.

Before

Earthquakes today Alaska earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e1jb (also filed as ak0185pfg5yq, ak19313791). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.