Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 91 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 91 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 4:48 AM AKDT (12:48 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 147 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-02 12:48:54 UTC
Depth
66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.225° N, 164.379° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.834 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.897 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.1151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.938 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.632 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 4.4129 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 4.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.467 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.661 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 76 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.678 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.089 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 147 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.943 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.917 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.770 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.536 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away

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