Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 12:36 AM AKDT (08:36 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-20 08:36:05 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.597° N, 164.800° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.658 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.1104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.094 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.967 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.678 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.8148 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.5106 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.743 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.294 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.562 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.946 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.578 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.878 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.876 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.6169 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.576 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.0118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.775 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.219 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.738 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.9100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.524 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.8110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.426 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.176 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.949 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.1148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.6100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 62 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.422 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.16 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.777 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.2144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.794 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.880 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.289 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.799 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.678 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.9123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.5156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02198jzykr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.