Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 194 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 194 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 29, 2026, 9:35 PM AKDT (05:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 194 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2026-08-30 05:35:30 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.315° N, 165.207° 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 47.3 km horizontally, 31.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
310°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 since this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6204 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 34 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.2146 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 34 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.7115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6132 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 34 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.3104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 27 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.7150 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 26 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.5119 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.9194 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.7182 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.4142 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.6184 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.6176 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.6168 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.7189 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 38 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.4204 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 39 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.3143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 39 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.4138 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 41 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.5224 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.3138 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 54 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.1144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.2122 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 57 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.1193 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.6189 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 64 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rdolyr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.