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USGS reports M 4.6 quake 81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.6 earthquake 81 kilometers south-southeast of Akutan, Alaska, on Oct. 26 at 11:38 a.m. UTC.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 81 kilometers south-southeast of Akutan, Alaska, on Oct. 26 at 11:38 a.m. UTC, the U.S. Geological Survey said1.
The USGS National Earthquake Information Center listed a reviewed origin with a regional moment magnitude of 4.6, coordinates 53.507 degrees north, 165.124 degrees west, and a depth of 35.0 kilometers1.
The Alaska Earthquake Center listed a separate reviewed origin of magnitude 4.7 (local magnitude) at a similar location1. The USGS event page showed no tsunami flag and no felt reports at filing time, with an estimated ShakeMap intensity of about MMI 3.21. Damage and injury reports were not included in the USGS product1.