Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 5:16 AM AKDT (13:16 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 69 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 13:16:16 UTC
Depth
82.0 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.425° N, 164.800° 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
21

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 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.569 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.557 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.051 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.951 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.115 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.994 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.924 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.786 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.917 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.995 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.227 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.67 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.553 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.832 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.924 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.130 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 3.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.671 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 3.446 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.648 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.727 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.919 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.172 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.872 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.633 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.467 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.632 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.092 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.938 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d57jdfi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.