Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 26, 2025, 1:40 PM AKDT (21:40 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-26 21:40:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.662° N, 164.763° 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
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.4ML, 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 3.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 399 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.926 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 397 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.535 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 397 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.9102 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 396 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 395 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.893 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.661 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 395 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.567 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 395 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 394 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.496 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 393 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.396 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 369 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 362 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.0125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 356 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.752 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 356 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 5.149 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 349 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 20 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.641 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 348 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.860 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 403 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.624 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 403 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.8127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 403 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.6126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 404 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.875 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 404 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.698 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.0133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.688 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 405 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 405 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.166 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 405 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.795 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.784 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 406 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.183 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 408 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.2162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 408 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.091 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 408 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.8130 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 408 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.8111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 410 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rlne (also filed as ak025axynbjt). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.