Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 88 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 88 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 2021, 4:29 PM AKDT (00:29 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 89 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 00:29:09 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.429° N, 165.150° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.623 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.414 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.746 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.728 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.832 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.9159 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.9109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.864 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.638 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.686 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.619 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.840 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.678 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 4.289 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216akssxi. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC.