Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 44 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 7:32 AM AKST (16:32 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-23 16:32:38 UTC
Depth
52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.800° N, 165.395° 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.589 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.561 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.663 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 70 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2007 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.487 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.013 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.861 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.64 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212hkqml6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.