Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 81 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 11:16 PM AKDT (07:16 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 154 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 07:16:42 UTC
Depth
72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.666° N, 164.823° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 65 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.781 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 47 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 5.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  26. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.6163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 4.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.897 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.5171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.6172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 4.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.1151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.661 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.678 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.5105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.693 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.753 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.895 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.518 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away

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