Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 86 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 7:52 AM AKDT (15:52 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-08 15:52:38 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.483° N, 165.059° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 since this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.089 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 55 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.953 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 54 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.997 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.999 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 53 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.890 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 52 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.0119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.986 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 51 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.974 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 51 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 50 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.888 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 50 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.287 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 49 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.628 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 49 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.241 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 49 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.6139 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 49 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.384 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 48 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.5118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.925 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 46 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.748 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 46 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 46 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.4134 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.021 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 121 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.187 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 45 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.745 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.588 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 44 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 44 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 44 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.370 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 50 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.587 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 44 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 43 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.940 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 43 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.397 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 43 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.265 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 43 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.528 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 41 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.4138 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.2101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 40 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.152 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.574 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 40 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.387 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.385 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.625 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.287 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.284 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.496 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.555 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.95 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 38 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.965 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 38 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.081 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 38 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 37 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 3.167 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 56 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.2122 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 57 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.289 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.3102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.5107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.127 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.963 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 58 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.068 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 58 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.3100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.5123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.7112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.7116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 59 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.128 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.085 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.657 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.7125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.4105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.586 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 61 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.5137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 61 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ppsolw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.