Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 58 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 58 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 7:33 PM AKDT (03:33 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 7:33 PM AKDT
UTC: 2025-10-26 03:33:04 UTC
Depth: 72.3 km (44.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.708° N, 165.244° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

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 8.6 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 156°
Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast59 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 84.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rncs (also filed as ak025dqjo575). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.