Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km NE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 7:44 AM AKDT (15:44 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 13 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 15:44:59 UTC
Depth
78.7 km (48.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.238° N, 165.565° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.620 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.521 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.621 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.652 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.457 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.818 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.820 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.876 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.566 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.976 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.966 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.010 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.073 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.590 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.026 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.719 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.051 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.089 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 147 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.218 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.661 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.861 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.629 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.721 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.891 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.772 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bb3efo3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.