Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 81 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 1:11 AM AKDT (09:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 170 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 09:11:43 UTC
Depth
33.1 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.955° N, 164.572° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.0156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.0166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.880 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.8147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.421 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.3157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.8124 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.1169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.680 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.834 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.2151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 5.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  21. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.5159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.6163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.8165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 3.3151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 4.1157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.897 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.6159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.2165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.7166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.6172 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 4.7160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.2149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 3.3144 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.2142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.5157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 3.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.1151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.8156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.092 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.938 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.8162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.393 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.913 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.9118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.889 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.681 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.6160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.818 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.9132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.9116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.5147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.9100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.661 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.188 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.678 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.676 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.758 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away

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