Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, May 3, 2021, 10:16 PM AKDT (06:16 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-04 06:16:28 UTC
Depth
76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.986° N, 165.649° 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
13

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 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.5100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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