Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 1:17 AM AKDT (09:17 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 81 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-26 09:17:11 UTC
Depth
46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.440° N, 165.252° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.2108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215bzstr9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.