Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 71 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 8:19 AM AKST (17:19 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 17:19:53 UTC
Depth
59.2 km (36.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.028° N, 164.706° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.188 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.886 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.999 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.877 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.875 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.7110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.940 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.2121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.2100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.960 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.198 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.8101 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 3.6104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.065 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.677 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.175 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.266 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 4.067 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.756 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 3.693 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.791 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 3.0100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 3.823 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.866 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.786 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2127 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2126 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.280 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 3.378 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.978 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.813 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.583 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.178 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.587 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.8122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.021 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.6109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.9133 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.991 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e2cor50. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.