Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 80 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 80 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 9:46 PM AKDT (05:46 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 74 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 05:46:21 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.592° N, 164.956° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.075 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.073 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 58 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.590 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.026 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.0102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.0138 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.051 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.084 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.389 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.115 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.8109 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.694 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.9146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.994 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.849 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.964 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.1120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.2114 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.917 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.847 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.768 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.995 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.519 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.554 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.553 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 3.539 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.7172 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.793 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.5128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.4138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 3.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.010 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.171 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.679 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.966 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.781 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.4153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.4147 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.4149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.5152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.9122 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.976 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.566 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.0119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.876 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d8e10vf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.