Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 5:33 PM AKDT (01:33 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-18 01:33:38 UTC
Depth
62.1 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.545° N, 164.804° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.7137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.7152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.629 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.2107 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.9123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.661 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.9151 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.5105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.678 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.1174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 5.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.284 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.898 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.6100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.1148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.9116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.191 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away

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