Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 80 km NE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 3, 2025, 7:57 AM AKST (16:57 UTC), 154 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 89 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Dec 3, 2025, 7:57 AM AKST
UTC: 2025-12-03 16:57:05 UTC
Depth: 153.7 km (95.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.607° N, 164.835° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 164°
Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast80 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s8nr (also filed as ak2025xubsbn). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.