M2.1 earthquake 91 km S of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 91 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Oct 2, 2021, 8:27 AM HADT (17:27 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 81 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-02 17:27:27 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.381° N, 174.412° 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
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.967 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.975 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.881 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.633 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.050 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.863 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.995 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.127 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.981 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.134 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 138 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.890 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.822 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.885 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.693 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.929 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.833 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.982 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.985 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.069 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.073 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.881 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.678 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.1178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.345 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 223 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.627 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.627 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.980 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.7108 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.790 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.097 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.983 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.483 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.4112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.675 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.5103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.872 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.8111 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.4103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.061 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.0102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.575 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.770 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.059 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.2122 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.757 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.034 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.976 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.1164 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.142 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.773 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.949 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.951 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.657 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.087 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.847 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.817 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.596 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.952 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
The first 60 of 74.
Before
- 2.632 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.951 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.664 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.464 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.777 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.332 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.796 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.883 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.777 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.7105 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.0135 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.947 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.687 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.1110 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.131 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.147 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
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