Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Sep 4, 2025, 3:52 AM AKDT (11:52 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 49 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-04 11:52:06 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.481° N, 164.805° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.396 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 368 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 361 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 355 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 5.149 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 349 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 20 · tsunami flag
  6. 1.641 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 347 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 340 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 339 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.9172 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 333 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 394 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.661 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.9102 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 395 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.535 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 396 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.926 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 396 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 402 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.624 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 402 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 403 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 403 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rd7h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.