Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 3:01 AM AKDT (11:01 UTC), 64 km (40 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-21 11:01:02 UTC
Depth
63.8 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.878° N, 165.661° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.9123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.661 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 79 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.628 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.218 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.5105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.948 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 111 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 81 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.620 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.521 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.621 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.652 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.981 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.457 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.818 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.820 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.876 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.054 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.617 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.743 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.6100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.897 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.642 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.2110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.596 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

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