Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 96 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 96 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 3:06 AM AKDT (11:06 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
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-28 11:06:07 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.678° N, 164.528° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
3.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 361 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 355 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.149 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 349 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 20 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.641 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 347 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 340 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 339 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.9172 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 333 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.775 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 323 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.645 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 322 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.4150 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 322 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.397 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 322 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.5105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 322 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.419 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 322 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.344 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 317 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.9155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 317 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.465 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 316 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.7106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 316 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.297 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 315 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.2125 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 314 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.195 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 314 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.468 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 312 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.6134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 312 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.388 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 312 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.492 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 311 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.2119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 311 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.0115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 310 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 4.4140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 310 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.845 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 309 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 309 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.296 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 308 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 308 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.892 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 308 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.2106 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 308 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.485 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 308 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.291 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 308 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 392 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 394 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.661 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.9102 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 395 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.535 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 396 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rdgg (also filed as ak025cgd84ca). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.