Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 7:13 AM AKDT (15:13 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 140 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 15:13:10 UTC
Depth
49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.940° N, 164.489° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.932 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.836 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.539 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.298 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.3131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.8145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.740 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1918 days ago · -3 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.7165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.187 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215fef9hk. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.