Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 12:32 PM AKDT (20:32 UTC), 24 km (15 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-19 20:32:55 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.180° N, 164.637° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
2.7ML, 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 5.7 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 408 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.795 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.166 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 406 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 405 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 404 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.535 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 398 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.9102 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 396 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.661 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 395 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.396 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 369 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 363 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 357 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 356 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 5.149 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 350 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 20 · tsunami flag

Before

  1. 1.781 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 409 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 411 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.0151 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 412 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.8153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 413 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.395 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 414 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.2150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 414 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 415 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.3159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.840 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 416 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.8160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.2158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.6161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.2156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 416 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.1155 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 417 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rilp (also filed as ak025amd8tdj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.