Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 48 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 48 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 1:38 PM AKDT (21:38 UTC), 78 km (48 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: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 1:38 PM AKDT
UTC: 2022-10-16 21:38:10 UTC
Depth: 77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.057° N, 165.048° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 28.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 19

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast48 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 146.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000iny7 (also filed as ak022dab1kik). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.