Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 46 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 5:49 AM AKDT (13:49 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 97 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 5:49 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-03-20 13:49:15 UTC
Depth: 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.898° N, 165.194° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 23.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast46 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mb4e (also filed as ak0243oj0xoj). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.