Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km W of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km W of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 65 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:59 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-16 04:59:03 UTC
Depth: 19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.110° N, 165.990° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.4 · 8 stations
0.99	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.305459303807317 · 12 stations

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 24.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.40
Station coverage gap: 130°
Stations used: 13

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast14 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 since this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sixpyc (also filed as av94435116). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.