Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 2:14 AM AKST (11:14 UTC), 56 km (35 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 11:14:25 UTC
Depth
56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.834° N, 165.209° 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
24

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 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.973 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.254 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 62 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.641 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.845 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.735 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.240 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.779 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.158 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.199 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.934 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.8108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.682 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.261 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  23. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.938 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.7123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.658 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.927 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.073 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.974 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.175 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.058 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.119 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 63 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.1119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.928 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.777 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.549 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.0Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.090 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.6107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.771 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 187 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.665 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.092 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.173 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.019 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.574 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.268 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.530 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.877 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.8123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.066 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.832 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.96 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.5133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.770 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.673 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fzpnlid. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.