Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 63 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 5:47 PM AKDT (01:47 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 01:47:47 UTC
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.361° N, 166.951° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.687 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.582 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.68 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.523 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.286 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.792 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.6119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.088 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.972 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.746 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.472 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 75 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.0142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.6131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.769 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.986 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.024 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.969 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.879 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.058 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.045 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.570 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.669 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.1Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.679 km SE of Unalaska, AK · 2001 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.093 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.077 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.834 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214wzdqs2. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC.