M2.0 earthquake 39 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 12:16 PM AKDT (20:16 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-22 20:16:04 UTC
- Depth
- 76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.810° N, 165.519° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.096 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
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