Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 121 km ESE of Akutan, AK

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of Akutan, AK on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 1:44 AM AKST (10:44 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 1:44 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-01-11 10:44:57 UTC
Depth: 33.7 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.773° N, 164.036° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 3.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 137°
Stations used: 111

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast121 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7ee (also filed as ak021id4pcf, ak021id4pfm). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.