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M5.3 Earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands

UTC time: 2026-04-25 08:05:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands · 2026-04-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands · 2026-04-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 25, 2026 at 08:05 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
bd8a52ebd3b2a5c0f9ea7a8fc61083c8e6ea019c
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-25 08:05:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
53.48000, -166.37000
Temperature
0.6°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

  • Makushin
    Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'800 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·United States
  • Akutan
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'303 m ·Last eruption: 1992 ·United States
  • Okmok
    Distance: 117 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'073 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·United States
  • Bogoslof
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 150 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·United States
  • Recheschnoi
    Distance: 148 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'984 m ·United States
  • Vsevidof
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'160 m ·Last eruption: 1878 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) AirportUnited States · DUT · PADU
    48.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Akutan AirportUnited States · KQA · PAUT
    89.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours10
First 24 hours13
First 72 hours13
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.32026-04-25 08:05:51 UTC93.6 kmUnimak Island Region, Alaska M5.02026-04-25 08:05:53 UTC95.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near Anchorage (Monde) M5.22026-04-25 08:05:53 UTC100.4 kmUnimak Island Region, Alaska M5.42026-04-25 08:05:56 UTC97.0 kmUnimak Island region M3.52026-04-25 08:11:09 UTC102.6 kmUnimak Island region M3.42026-04-25 08:11:10 UTC103.5 km80 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M3.52026-04-25 08:26:39 UTC102.8 kmUnimak Island region M3.52026-04-25 08:26:41 UTC101.6 km86 km SE of Akutan, Alaska M3.62026-04-25 08:43:47 UTC105.4 kmUnimak Island region M3.32026-04-25 11:19:40 UTC99.4 kmUNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA M3.92026-04-26 03:31:11 UTC106.7 kmUNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA M3.82026-04-26 03:31:15 UTC101.9 km75 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#7
Earlier events M≥440
Earlier events M≥521
Compared since2025-01-14

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-01-26 22:39:15 UTC71.3 km M5.62025-01-26 22:39:13 UTC63.0 km86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska M5.52025-07-27 22:46:57 UTC52.3 kmFox Islands, Aleutian Islands M5.52025-10-17 15:48:39 UTC41.0 kmFox Islands, Aleutian Islands M5.42025-11-25 17:16:20 UTC120.0 km66 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

Stats (last 24h)

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