Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 52 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 52 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 12:04 PM AKDT (20:04 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 95 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 12:04 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-15 20:04:19 UTC
Depth: 70.0 km (43.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.445° N, 166.867° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 25.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 35

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast53 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 since this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ty77 (also filed as aka2026sifuif). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.