Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 75 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 75 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 12:36 AM AKDT (08:36 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-01 08:36:31 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.243° N, 164.632° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.8110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.176 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.153 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.553 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.155 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.654 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.854 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.570 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.629 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.2107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.770 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.917 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.943 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.089 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 147 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.0118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.576 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.876 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.878 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.578 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.946 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.754 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.524 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.562 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.294 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.743 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.678 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219seg670. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.