Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 72 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, May 14, 2021, 12:05 AM AKDT (08:05 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 08:05:39 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.288° N, 166.041° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.191 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.645 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.988 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.733 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.686 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.472 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.881 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.042 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.636 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.972 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.893 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.080 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.454 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.8121 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.792 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.778 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.097 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.877 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.781 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.623 km WSW of Akutan, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.075 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.722 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.954 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.414 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.581 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.695 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.075 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.746 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.2126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.728 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.9126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.832 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.591 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.9109 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.638 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.679 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.969 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.686 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.181 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.8Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.632 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.619 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.083 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km N of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.875 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.058 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.718 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.629 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.170 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.8133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.6119 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.6105 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.684 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.9121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.730 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.778 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.865 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.2113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.039 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.169 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.926 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165qt4kd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.