Alaska earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 49 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 49 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 7:48 AM AKDT (15:48 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Oct 17, 2025, 7:48 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-10-17 15:48:49 UTC
Depth: 85.1 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.688° N, 165.843° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 20
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: Yes: a large quake in an oceanic region
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Tsunami

The USGS flags a quake this large in an oceanic region. The flag does not mean a tsunami happened; the tsunami warning centers decide that, and their messages are below when they issued any.

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Shaking

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

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 1.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	18%	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%

In the coming week the USGS expects about 0 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or more, and most likely between 0 and 0.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 69°, dip 25°, rake -88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 247°, dip 65°, rake -91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 49°
Stations used: 127

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast50 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rhss (also filed as at00t4a99c, ak025dbv2ja9, usauto6000rhss). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.