M1.8 earthquake 101 km N of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 101 km N of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 3:23 AM AKDT (11:23 UTC), 206 km (128 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 102 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-16 11:23:26 UTC
- Depth
- 205.8 km (127.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 55.040° N, 165.666° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1102 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 193 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.153 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.553 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.155 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.654 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.854 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.089 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 147 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02191zk47w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.