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M4.9 Earthquake near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands

UTC time: 2026-03-06 05:21:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands

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About this earthquake

On March 6, 2026 at 05:21 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b5fb2f2cc498008f4fe0ebdee864915b60f3bb91
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-06 05:21:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
51.82000, 176.86000
Temperature
-1.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kiska
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'220 m ·Last eruption: 1990 ·United States
  • Buldir
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 656 m ·United States
  • Segula
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'160 m ·United States
  • Davidof
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 328 m ·United States
  • Little Sitkin
    Distance: 116 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'174 m ·Last eruption: 1830 ·United States
  • Semisopochnoi
    Distance: 187 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'221 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·United States

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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