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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 35 km depth
26 Oct 11:46 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.
26 Oct 11:46: Now using data updates from USGS
Update Mon, 26 Oct 2026, 11:48
Moderate 4.6 quake hits near Akutan, Aleutians East, Alaska, USAA moderately shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported early morning near Akutan, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Monday, October 26th, 2026, at 3:38 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 22 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake as well.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Akutan (pop. 1000) located 51 miles from the epicenter, Unalaska (pop. 4,500) 63 miles away, and Dutch Harbor (pop. 4,400) 64 miles away.
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