Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 5:01 AM AKST (14:01 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-14 14:01:37 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.831° N, 164.695° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.2163 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.487 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.944 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.6145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.5120 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.589 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.1156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.561 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.790 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.7144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.2102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.262 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02122nize6. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.