Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 55 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 55 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 1:52 AM AKST (10:52 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 10:52:40 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.638° N, 165.763° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.181 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.381 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.571 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.440 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.190 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.148 km SSW of Unalaska, AK · 2072 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.538 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 46 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.840 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.1104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.543 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.760 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.922 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.073 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.64 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.861 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.013 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.0135 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.991 km SSE of Akutan, AK · 2088 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.344 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.850 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.5114 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.852 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 62 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.7100 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.070 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.282 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.638 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.827 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.660 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.243 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a3hndr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.