Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km SE of Unalaska, AK

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Unalaska, AK on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 3:08 AM AKDT (11:08 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 69 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 11:08:02 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.401° N, 165.652° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.769 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.979 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.878 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.018 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.99 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.877 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.672 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.582 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.663 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.882 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.737 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.797 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.778 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.2154 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.9141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.987 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.773 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.593 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.0100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 3.472 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.834 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.077 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.080 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.938 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.727 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.771 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.3133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.266 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 48 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.070 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.077 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.982 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.161 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.825 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away

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