Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 5:13 PM AKDT (01:13 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 01:13:30 UTC
Depth
69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.900° N, 165.435° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2004 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.8101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.5Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.2104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 101 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 94 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 77 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 77 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.663 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.775 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away

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