Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 80 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 80 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 4:35 AM AKST (13:35 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 13:35:33 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.496° N, 165.197° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.673 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.770 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.96 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.832 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.8123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.877 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.530 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.268 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.574 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.019 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.173 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.850 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.7129 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.973 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.254 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.0south of the Aleutian Islands · 1748 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.641 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.845 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.735 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.240 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.779 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.158 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.199 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.934 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.1150 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.8108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.682 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.875 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 4.261 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  47. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.938 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.7123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.072 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.175 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.780 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.988 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.975 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 41 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.270 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.060 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.883 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.648 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.035 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.446 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 101 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.051 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.739 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.7120 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.054 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fe8zgz6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.