M1.5 earthquake 61 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska on Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 2:31 AM AKDT (10:31 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 78 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-18 10:31:08 UTC
- Depth
- 25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.574° N, 165.744° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.278 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.855 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.771 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.198 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.743 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.077 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.794 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2000 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.663 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 51 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of 77.
Before
- 1.574 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.686 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.579 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.798 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.045 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.9102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
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