Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 39 km N of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 39 km N of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 8:41 AM AKDT (16:41 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 8:41 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-09-24 16:41:59 UTC
Depth: 160.5 km (99.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.485° N, 165.752° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 155°
Stations used: 28

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast39 kmN

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iw3f (also filed as ak022c9u9lmu). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.