The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in the United States near Akutan, Aleutians East, Alaska, just 17 minutes ago. The earthquake struck after midnight on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at 12:33 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 22 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed the earthquake at magnitude 5.1. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same earthquake at magnitude 4.5.Weak shaking may have been felt in Akutan (pop. 1000), located 51 miles from the epicenter; Unalaska (pop. 4,500), 64 miles away; and Dutch Harbor (pop. 4,400), 64 miles away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the earthquake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this earthquake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 23, 2026 11:33 pm (GMT -9) local time (24 Oct 2026 08:33 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Hypocenter depth: 35.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 53.52°N / 165.1°W (Alaska, United States)Primary data source: USGS