Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 01:02:01 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.492° N, 165.267° 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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.574 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.561 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.278 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2006 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 48 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.2132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.194 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.944 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.984 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.487 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.3152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213cqu771. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.