M2.6 earthquake 52 km NE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 9:04 PM AKDT (05:04 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 16 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.091 · 16 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 68.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600057fm (also filed as ak019anrorm9). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.