Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 174 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 174 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 6:53 AM AKST (15:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 6:53 AM AKST
UTC: 2023-12-12 15:53:52 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.257° N, 163.580° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast174 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m034 (also filed as ak023fwh7267). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.