Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 61 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 2, 2025, 12:51 AM AKDT (08:51 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-09-02 08:51:38 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.742° N, 165.125° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 393 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.616 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 393 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 392 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 391 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.426 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 390 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.924 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 368 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.396 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 367 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 361 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 355 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 354 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 5.149 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 348 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 20 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.69 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 348 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.641 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 347 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 343 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 340 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.9102 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 394 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.535 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 396 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.926 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 396 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.921 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 398 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.784 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 400 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 401 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.624 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 402 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 402 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 402 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 402 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.526 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.674 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 403 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.726 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.166 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 404 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rlm5 (also filed as ak025b9bqi9u). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.