M1.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 2:39 PM AKDT

UTC

2021-04-24 22:39:32 UTC

Depth

16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

53.479° N, 165.334° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast78 kmSSE

After

1. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Apr 24, 8:17 PM AKDT · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Apr 24, 10:56 PM AKDT · 1985 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 25, 7:40 AM AKDT · 1985 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 25, 4:48 PM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 1:17 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 3:01 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 5:42 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 3:45 PM AKDT · 1983 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 8:47 PM AKDT · 1983 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.2Unimak Island region, AlaskaTue, Apr 27, 7:52 PM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 27, 10:50 PM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 4:15 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 4:17 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 7:13 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 9:40 AM AKDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 4:49 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 5:28 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
18. 1.629 km W of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 6:58 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 10:16 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, May 4, 9:25 AM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.875 km S of Akutan, AlaskaTue, May 4, 12:18 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaThu, May 6, 8:44 AM AKDT · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, May 14, 12:05 AM AKDT · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, May 14, 3:03 AM AKDT · 1966 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
25. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, May 14, 5:39 AM AKDT · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, May 16, 5:29 AM AKDT · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, May 16, 4:29 PM AKDT · 1963 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
28. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 17, 12:17 AM AKDT · 1963 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
29. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, May 20, 5:05 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
30. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 24, 10:57 PM AKDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
31. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 31, 2:47 AM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
32. 3.881 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, Jun 4, 3:04 PM AKDT · 1945 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jun 5, 1:16 PM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jun 7, 2:00 PM AKDT · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Jun 17, 2:14 PM AKDT · 1932 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 5:45 AM AKDT · 1931 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
37. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 3:00 PM AKDT · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
38. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 6:52 PM AKDT · 1930 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away

Before

1. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Apr 24, 12:03 AM AKDT · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 23, 3:40 AM AKDT · 1987 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
3. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Apr 22, 11:49 PM AKDT · 1987 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Apr 22, 1:32 PM AKDT · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Apr 22, 12:16 PM AKDT · 1988 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaTue, Apr 20, 10:35 PM AKDT · 1989 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaTue, Apr 20, 9:58 PM AKDT · 1989 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 20, 7:00 AM AKDT · 1990 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
9. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 19, 4:05 AM AKDT · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 18, 7:49 PM AKDT · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaSun, Apr 18, 12:41 PM AKDT · 1992 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 18, 7:01 AM AKDT · 1992 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Apr 17, 9:09 PM AKDT · 1992 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Apr 17, 7:09 PM AKDT · 1992 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Apr 17, 3:47 AM AKDT · 1993 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 16, 9:27 PM AKDT · 1993 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Apr 16, 5:57 PM AKDT · 1993 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.769 km S of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Apr 15, 4:02 AM AKDT · 1995 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 13, 6:57 PM AKDT · 1996 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 13, 4:47 PM AKDT · 1996 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02158wlj1h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.