Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 73 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 73 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, May 17, 2021, 12:17 AM AKDT (08:17 UTC), 32 km (20 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 08:17:50 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.812° N, 164.793° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.062 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.8145 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.793 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.992 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.623 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 3.8141 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.077 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.414 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.4162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.057 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.746 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.728 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.6104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.832 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.9159 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.1103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.864 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.638 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.619 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.5156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.9123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.678 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 4.289 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.880 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.7110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 75 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.1114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.0105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.0114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.7165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.1106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.899 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216aphs4z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.