Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 90 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 90 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 8:58 AM AKDT (16:58 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 70 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-20 16:58:27 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.496° N, 164.918° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.668 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 73 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.162 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 72 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.8144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.357 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 72 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.796 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.644 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 69 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 69 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.2117 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 69 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 67 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.984 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 67 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.171 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 67 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.977 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 66 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 66 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.5113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 64 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.9109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 64 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.2125 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 64 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.626 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 64 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.833 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 64 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 64 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.092 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 63 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.2118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 63 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.499 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.390 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.047 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 61 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.095 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 61 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.3102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 59 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.5137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.586 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 59 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.4105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.7125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.657 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.085 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.128 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.7116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.3100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 56 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.068 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.963 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.127 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 55 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.3102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.2122 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 54 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.055 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.089 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 51 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 51 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 51 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 50 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 73 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 73 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.6107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 74 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.691 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 74 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 75 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.719 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 75 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.793 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 76 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.5118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.564 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.052 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 77 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 77 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.3127 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 77 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 77 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.178 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 78 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.5112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.8114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.970 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 79 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.584 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 79 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.5144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 79 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.689 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ogsivc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.