Earthquake details

Saturday, May 9, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Alaska on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Alaska - AL), about 1419.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.149 and latitude 50.972.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 50.972, 179.149
UTC time 2026-05-09 04:42:23.000
Location Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Country Alaska (AL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2026-05-09

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.8
292 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-05-09 04:42 UTC
18.6 km
M 4.7
289 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-05-08 20:03 UTC
20.8 km
M 4.7
295 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-04-20 09:54 UTC
15.2 km
M 5.0
216 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-04-18 13:15 UTC
96.2 km
M 4.5
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Alaska · 2026-04-04 09:39 UTC
42.6 km
M 4.4
255 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-03-05 12:59 UTC
62.0 km
M 4.1
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
Alaska · 2026-02-04 06:06 UTC
81.7 km
M 4.0
294 km WSW of Adak
Alaska · 2026-01-29 12:56 UTC
32.5 km

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