M1.6 earthquake 45 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, May 14, 2021, 5:39 AM AKDT

UTC

2021-05-14 13:39:30 UTC

Depth

33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

53.765° N, 165.462° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

18

• Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast46 kmSSE

After

1. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, May 16, 5:29 AM AKDT · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, May 16, 4:29 PM AKDT · 1964 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 17, 12:17 AM AKDT · 1963 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
4. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, May 20, 5:05 PM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
5. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 24, 10:57 PM AKDT · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, May 28, 9:01 PM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 31, 2:47 AM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jun 5, 1:16 PM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jun 7, 2:00 PM AKDT · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Jun 17, 2:14 PM AKDT · 1932 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 5:45 AM AKDT · 1931 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
12. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 3:00 PM AKDT · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
13. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jun 18, 6:52 PM AKDT · 1931 days ago · 89 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaThu, Jul 1, 4:44 PM AKDT · 1918 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.623 km WSW of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jul 3, 12:22 PM AKDT · 1916 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.722 km W of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaSun, Jul 4, 8:16 AM AKDT · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jul 5, 10:15 AM AKDT · 1914 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.414 km S of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Jul 6, 9:56 AM AKDT · 1913 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.057 km NE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Jul 7, 10:05 PM AKDT · 1911 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.746 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaThu, Jul 8, 9:53 AM AKDT · 1911 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.728 km E of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, Jul 9, 6:35 AM AKDT · 1910 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, Jul 9, 2:27 PM AKDT · 1910 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
23. 2.832 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, Jul 9, 3:40 PM AKDT · 1910 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
24. 1.9109 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 7:08 AM AKDT · 1909 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.864 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 8:57 AM AKDT · 1909 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.638 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 9:34 AM AKDT · 1909 days ago · 90 km deep · 8 km away
27. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 4:26 PM AKDT · 1909 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 4:35 PM AKDT · 1909 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.686 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaSat, Jul 10, 9:58 PM AKDT · 1908 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
30. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaSun, Jul 11, 12:18 PM AKDT · 1908 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.632 km SW of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jul 12, 12:40 AM AKDT · 1907 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.619 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jul 12, 9:18 PM AKDT · 1906 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
33. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Jul 12, 11:55 PM AKDT · 1906 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaFri, May 14, 3:03 AM AKDT · 1966 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, AlaskaFri, May 14, 12:05 AM AKDT · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, AlaskaThu, May 6, 8:44 AM AKDT · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.875 km S of Akutan, AlaskaTue, May 4, 12:18 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, May 4, 9:25 AM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 10:16 PM AKDT · 1976 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.629 km W of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 6:58 PM AKDT · 1977 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 5:28 PM AKDT · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 4:49 PM AKDT · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, May 3, 9:40 AM AKDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 7:13 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 4:17 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaWed, Apr 28, 4:15 AM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaTue, Apr 27, 10:50 PM AKDT · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 8:47 PM AKDT · 1983 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 3:45 PM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 5:42 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 3:01 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, AlaskaMon, Apr 26, 1:17 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, AlaskaSun, Apr 25, 4:48 PM AKDT · 1985 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165tzkau. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.