Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 60 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 4:36 AM AKDT (12:36 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 60 km E of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 12:36:29 UTC
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.674° N, 165.294° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.876 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.566 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.976 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.781 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.966 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.010 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.073 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.590 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.026 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.0138 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.051 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.014 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.084 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 3.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 63 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.389 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.615 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.613 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.115 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.8109 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.694 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 3.9146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.994 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.849 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.924 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.964 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.457 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.981 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.652 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.888 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.825 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ci1jdyg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.