Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 27 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 88 km (55 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-06 19:08:23 UTC
Depth
88.4 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.192° N, 165.366° 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 41.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.3102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 59 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 58 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.586 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.055 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.089 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.823 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 56 days ago · 168 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 56 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.040 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 159 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.986 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 54 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.888 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.287 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.628 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.241 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.384 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 50 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.579 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 50 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.925 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 86 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.748 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.021 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 47 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.187 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 47 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.745 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 46 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 4.370 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.587 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.940 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.397 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.265 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 43 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 42 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.2101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 42 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.152 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 41 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.387 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.625 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 41 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.287 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.284 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.496 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.555 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.95 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.965 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.081 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 37 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 37 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.963 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 60 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.068 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 60 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 60 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.7116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.128 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.085 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 62 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.657 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 62 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.4105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.586 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 63 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 63 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.047 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 65 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.390 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 65 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.499 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 65 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.092 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 67 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.833 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 68 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.626 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 68 days ago · 84 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.589 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 70 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 70 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 70 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.977 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 70 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pmhbbd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.