Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 89 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 10:43 AM AKDT (18:43 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 79 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-31 18:43:14 UTC
Depth
147.1 km (91.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.880° N, 165.262° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.661 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.557 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.115 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.580 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.615 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.854 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.654 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.155 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.553 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.153 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.682 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.176 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.219 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b66kduh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.