Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 61 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 12:30 PM AKDT (20:30 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2021-03-21 20:30:32 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.690° N, 165.228° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.663 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2006 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.7109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 59 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.1108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.561 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.988 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.0105 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away

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