Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 89 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 89 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 12:30 AM AKDT (08:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 12:30 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-04-25 08:30:34 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.514° N, 164.907° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast89 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ssu7 (also filed as aka2026ibxshr). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.