Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 4:48 PM AKST (01:48 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-22 01:48:40 UTC
Depth
45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.786° N, 165.767° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.840 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.1104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.543 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.760 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.922 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.073 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.64 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.65 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.861 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.013 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.487 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.374 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.944 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.148 km SSW of Unalaska, AK · 2072 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.190 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.440 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.981 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.571 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.381 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.181 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.855 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02110epfys. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.