Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 247 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 247 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 4:47 PM AKDT (00:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 00:47:16 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.584° N, 163.120° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1223 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.7152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.8254 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.7232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.6197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.1174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.0185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.6163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.5171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.9194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.6172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 4.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.8177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.4217 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.6195 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.6209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.6170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.1148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.3167 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.5168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.9194 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.7245 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021am1fa16. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.