Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 8:26 PM AKDT (04:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 24 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 8:26 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-15 04:26:39 UTC
Depth: 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.921° N, 166.560° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 40

Nearest places

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

Dutch Harbor, AlaskaPopulation 4,376. Forecast4 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021907vez0 (also filed as av91311256). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.