Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 60 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, May 3, 2021, 5:28 PM AKDT (01:28 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 93 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-04 01:28:35 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.678° N, 165.276° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.8118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215p3ek2v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.