Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 81 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 81 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 6:52 PM AKST (03:52 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 03:52:48 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.239° N, 164.541° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.538 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.570 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 103 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.595 km S of False Pass, AK · 2072 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.770 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.071 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.972 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.1102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.347 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 163 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.818 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.324 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.262 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.395 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 3.0125 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.037 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.478 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.496 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.9101 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.139 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.091 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.151 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.0104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.727 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.937 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.944 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.991 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.542 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.282 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.1100 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.331 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.222 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.4118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.3108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.817 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.0122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3121 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2088 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.5121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 5.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.470 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.991 km SSE of Akutan, AK · 2094 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.344 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away

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