M4.5 quake strikes 81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska; no tsunami threat

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred at 08:33 UTC on 2026-10-24, 81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska, at a depth of 35 km. The USGS reports weak to light shaking (III) with no immediate damage or tsunami threat. This is a routine seismic event in the Aleutian arc, notable only for its proximity to a region with critical infrastructure.

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