Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 54 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:17 AM AKST (14:17 UTC), 115 km (71 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 14:17:30 UTC
Depth
114.5 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.392° N, 165.060° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.345 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.641 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.845 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.735 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.516 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.934 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.148 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.295 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.682 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.897 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.2113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.7120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.729 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.964 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.672 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.864 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.073 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.974 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.732 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.175 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.7105 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 179 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.1119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.846 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.0110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.926 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.090 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.6107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.088 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 196 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 187 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.1112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.0102 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.092 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.544 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.0107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.8116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.7110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.829 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.778 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.265 km N of Akutan, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.884 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 4.8120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 4.5122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.3119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.0112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.3117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 4.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  57. 4.3120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.5119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.964 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.713 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.973 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.850 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.019 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.030 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.574 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.530 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.098 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.8123 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.3122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.832 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.96 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.770 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.1107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.980 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.199 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 177 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.958 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.780 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.783 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.7102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g32j8yo. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.