Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 12:24 PM AKST (21:24 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 21:24:24 UTC
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.030° N, 165.030° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.344 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.991 km SSE of Akutan, AK · 2093 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.181 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.571 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 5.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.5121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.3121 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2087 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.0122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.981 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.440 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.190 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.538 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.570 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.840 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.1104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.770 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.972 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.347 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 163 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.262 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.5114 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.852 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.070 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.282 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.4136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.2135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.243 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 75 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.0109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.836 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021206n8k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.