Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 10:51 AM AKST (19:51 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 10:51 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-05 19:51:13 UTC
Depth: 18.1 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.955° N, 166.436° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 134°
Stations used: 49

Nearest places

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

Dutch Harbor, AlaskaPopulation 4,376. Forecast10 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dey5 (also filed as av91184981, ak0211nuyotr). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.