Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 98 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 98 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, May 9, 2026, 1:16 PM AKDT (21:16 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 83 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-09 21:16:47 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.014° N, 166.885° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.555 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 146 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.2103 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 145 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.363 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 144 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.3155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.281 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 143 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.4104 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 143 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.466 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 142 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.228 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 141 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.549 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 140 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.888 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 140 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.980 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 138 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.2130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.516 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 135 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.759 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 133 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.615 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 133 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.6149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.398 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.656 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 131 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.093 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 131 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.386 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 130 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.359 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.062 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 130 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.762 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.356 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 129 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.558 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 127 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.376 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 127 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.85 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 127 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 127 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.95 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.777 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 127 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.190 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 127 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.476 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 126 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.398 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 126 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.693 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 125 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.679 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 124 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.086 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 124 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.4136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.152 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 124 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.157 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 124 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.568 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 124 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.55 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.910 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 123 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.642 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.775 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 123 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 120 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.974 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 120 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.1135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 120 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.992 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 119 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.3128 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 118 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.873 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 117 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.499 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 117 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.297 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 117 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.897 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.5125 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.585 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.0122 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.268 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.779 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 116 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.480 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 116 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 2.868 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 146 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.9101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 146 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.110 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.311 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.5102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.075 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.283 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 148 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.594 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 148 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.568 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 148 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.265 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.588 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 150 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.683 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 150 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.942 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 150 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.696 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 152 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.277 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 152 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.960 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 152 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.357 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 153 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.67 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.054 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 154 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026jebjtt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.