Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 86 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 1:38 AM AKST (10:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 1:38 AM AKST
UTC: 2025-11-30 10:38:57 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.388° N, 165.423° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast86 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 108.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8ea (also filed as ak2025xobzsv). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.