Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 7:03 AM AKST (16:03 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 16:03:31 UTC
Depth
77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.044° N, 165.628° 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.981 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.440 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.190 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.148 km SSW of Unalaska, AK · 2075 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.538 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.840 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.1104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.543 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.760 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.770 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.972 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.922 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.64 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.65 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.861 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.013 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.072 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.487 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.944 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.295 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.571 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.181 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.991 km SSE of Akutan, AK · 2091 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.344 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.850 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.852 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.070 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.282 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.638 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.827 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

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