Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Alaska's Aleutian Islands

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Fox Islands region of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on September 3, 2026, at 11:24:55 UTC. The seismic event occurred at a depth of 45 kilometers.

The epicenter was located at 52.132N, 169.418W, approximately 97.4 kilometers (60.4 miles) south-southwest of Nikolski, Alaska. Larger Alaskan cities like Anchorage were significantly further away, about 1556.2 kilometers (964.8 miles) to the southwest.

This event, identified as us7000tdy7, has been reviewed and confirmed by a seismologist. It supersedes a previous event, AKa2026rlkfau.