M5.0 earthquake 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Aug 14, 2023, 2:13 PM AKDT (22:13 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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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
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.049 · 40 stations
5.0	Mww, W-phase moment	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary
5.0	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 105.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kzz0 (also filed as ak023ae4ms5c). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.