Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 68 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 68 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 11:12 PM AKDT (07:12 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 11:12 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-18 07:12:38 UTC
Depth: 27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.542° N, 165.486° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.6 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast68 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tx6x (also filed as aka2026smucxq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.