Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 132 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 132 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Aug 30, 2026, 9:18 PM AKDT (05:18 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-31 05:18:44 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.906° N, 165.374° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
323°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 since this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.595 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.690 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.035 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 25 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.585 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.7108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 24 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.978 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 24 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.697 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 23 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.481 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 22 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.884 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.949 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.3104 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.499 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.7150 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.374 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.5119 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 17 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.199 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.284 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 16 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.278 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.058 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.391 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.275 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 15 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.2122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.9194 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.386 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.768 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.195 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.459 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 8 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.7115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 28 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.987 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 28 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.2107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.2146 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 29 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.6204 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.6194 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 29 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.0134 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.8131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 29 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 30 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.6176 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.6168 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.391 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 31 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.987 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 31 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.5102 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 32 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.789 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.076 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.080 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 32 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.7189 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 33 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.965 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.555 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rfjxvx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.