Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 9:01 AM AKST (18:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 156 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-10 18:01:01 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.513° N, 164.994° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
257°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 39 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 us2000j5h8 (also filed as ak019gu3hps). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.