September 2, 2011 Earthquake: Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States on September 2, 2011 at 10:55:53 UTC, 32 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 2, 2011
- Time
- 10:55:53 UTC
- Place
- Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 32 km (20 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 52.171° N, 171.708° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt throughout the Aleutian Islands. A tsunami with a wave
height of 6 cm was recorded at Atka. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 24, 2011, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- December 31, 1901, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 2, 1907, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- July 27, 2015, Alaska, United States
- April 18, 1916, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- March 7, 1929, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- May 17, 1986, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9839.