Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 4:59 AM AKDT (12:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-02 12:59:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.893° N, 163.632° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1183 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.8183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.7122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.1123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.8223 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.2123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.2153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.1121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.5166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.2123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.5209 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.2121 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.7179 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.1112 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.2123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.4122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.1135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.2141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.2115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.1152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.7158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.8139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.6140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.0215 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.4239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.9202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.8139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h6we (also filed as ak018b9e5y3q, ak20240083). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.