Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 39 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 4:14 PM AKDT (00:14 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-03-14 00:14:44 UTC
Depth
84.4 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.540° N, 166.724° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sgs7 (also filed as aka2026fceucy). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.