M1.9 earthquake 101 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 101 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 5:43 PM AKST (02:43 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km NW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-17 02:43:13 UTC
- Depth
- 68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.973° N, 165.161° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.151 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.330 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.824 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.663 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.953 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.784 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 2.347 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 163 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.972 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.770 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.570 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02127f8rra. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.