Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 9:51 PM AKDT (05:51 UTC), 49 km (31 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 05:51:52 UTC
Depth
49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.825° N, 164.023° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.786 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.6114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.995 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.5115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.182 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.0113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.227 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.962 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.978 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.991 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.542 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.587 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.737 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.541 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.553 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.726 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.832 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.793 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.938 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.5128 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.130 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.1108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.8105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.7100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.4138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.6112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.073 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.3107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.7120 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.648 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.727 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.172 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.872 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.687 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.930 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.975 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.780 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 3.623 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.929 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.930 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.965 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.3135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.994 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.9146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.7114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.1113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.8117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.967 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.2154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.951 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.899 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.6102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.389 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.084 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

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