Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 151 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 151 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 2:04 AM AKDT (10:04 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 53 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 10:04:48 UTC
Depth
54.9 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.995° N, 164.529° 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
28

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 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.5105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.6197 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.1174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.0185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 5.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  33. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 4.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.6163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 4.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.5171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.9194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.6172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 4.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.8177 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.8200 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.9123 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.0126 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.7152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.1223 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.7137 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.8112 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.988 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.6100 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.1148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021azff96c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.