Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 76 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 76 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 2:30 PM AKDT (22:30 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 96 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-07 22:30:16 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.208° N, 164.606° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.9112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.153 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.553 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.155 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.654 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.854 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.570 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.629 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.2107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.537 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.631 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.770 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.917 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.943 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.089 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.678 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.661 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.695 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.8110 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.9113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.738 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.219 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.775 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.0118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.576 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.996 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.876 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.878 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.4109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.277 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.578 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.946 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a2jz09c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.