Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 4:32 AM AKDT (12:32 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 162 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 4:32 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-15 12:32:18 UTC
Depth: 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.868° N, 163.732° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 33

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast195 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fuq7 (also filed as ak021buvzn76). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.