Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 3:18 AM AKDT (11:18 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 11:18:41 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.518° N, 153.591° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.742 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.290 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.957 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.925 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.657 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.431 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.630 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.830 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bb0v372. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.