Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 5:24 PM AKDT (01:24 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 16 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 01:24:10 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.898° N, 166.634° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.386 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.177 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.695 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 6 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 7 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.092 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.464 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.391 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.058 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.278 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.298 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.055 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.831 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.77 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.833 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94438331. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.