M2.9 earthquake 207 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 207 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 4:34 AM AKST (13:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 195 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-12-06 13:34:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.261° N, 164.979° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 234°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0151 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 293 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.0148 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 273 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.8134 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 269 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.6203 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.4195 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.1181 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rvbx (also filed as ak2025xziecl). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.