M1.8 earthquake 25 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 8:40 AM AKDT (16:40 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-21 16:40:20 UTC
- Depth
- 69.7 km (43.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.654° N, 166.614° 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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.3124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.8107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.771 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 89 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.6104 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.743 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.077 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.093 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.669 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.986 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.663 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.582 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.6119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
The first 60 of 63.
Before
- 1.988 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.278 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.574 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.762 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.666 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.869 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.979 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.636 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.956 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.750 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.178 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.9102 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.835 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.078 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.279 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.185 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
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