Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 90 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 3:26 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-25 23:26:49 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.866° N, 166.741° 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

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Stations used: 20

Nearest places

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

Dutch Harbor, AlaskaPopulation 4,376. Forecast13 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dp802in (also filed as av91398586). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.