Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 62 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 7:49 AM AKDT (15:49 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 54 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-24 15:49:00 UTC
Depth
57.2 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.921° N, 164.888° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.946 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.578 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.878 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.876 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.576 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.0118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.775 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.219 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.738 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.9100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.524 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.8110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.426 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.176 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.949 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.1148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.6100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.7137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.570 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.7152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.629 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.2107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.9123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.661 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.294 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.743 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.678 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.967 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.094 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.1104 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.658 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.087 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.223 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 142 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.594 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.422 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.777 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.791 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.2144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.794 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.0152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.880 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.5140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away

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