Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Thu, May 6, 2021, 8:44 AM AKDT (16:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 81 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-06 16:44:11 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.958° N, 166.529° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.472 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.778 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.781 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.623 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.722 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 114 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.582 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.663 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.986 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91236846. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.