M2.9 earthquake 43 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 2:44 PM AKST (23:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 41 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 30 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2025zomjgb (also filed as us7000rl9t). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.