Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 2:11 AM AKDT (10:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 30 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 2:11 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-06 10:11:33 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.123° N, 166.832° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 28

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast86 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0ff (also filed as aka2026ngilzj). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.