Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, May 3, 2021, 4:49 PM AKDT (00:49 UTC), 75 km (47 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-04 00:49:17 UTC
Depth
75.4 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.784° N, 164.887° 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

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Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.8145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.793 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.7165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215p2xkoo. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.