Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 56 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 7:55 PM AKDT (03:55 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 102 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-22 03:55:37 UTC
Depth
56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.777° N, 165.158° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.334 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.173 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.953 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.998 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.354 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.319 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.812 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.944 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.535 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.950 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.4114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.565 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.572 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.157 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.662 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.059 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.678 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.758 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 49 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.680 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.1105 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.045 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.576 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.1123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.7113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.699 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.180 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.2123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.2153 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.572 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.984 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.7109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.873 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.175 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.665 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 47 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.2123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.827 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.989 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.9101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.874 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.532 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.915 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.532 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.6104 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.644 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.111 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.273 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.6140 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.171 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.965 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.576 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.569 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.366 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 76 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.16 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.259 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.07 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.053 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.43 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.291 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.8139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.4118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018ar1vdmo (also filed as ak20139540). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.