Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 86 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 2:17 PM AKDT (22:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 62 km E of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 22:17:21 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.118° N, 166.827° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.086 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.670 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.595 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.8151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.768 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.954 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.661 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.767 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.757 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.628 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.066 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.789 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.8135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.0152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.5105 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.984 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.674 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.9140 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.9136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.948 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.9103 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.570 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.863 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 3.6127 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.184 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.8144 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.7143 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.6124 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.645 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.552 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.578 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.8102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.620 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.521 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.621 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.652 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.651 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.981 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.652 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 3.457 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.098 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.818 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.820 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.670 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 3.2109 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 3.085 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.9107 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.054 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.743 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.5147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.585 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.5141 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.669 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.582 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.792 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.0137 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.949 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.0100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.426 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.789 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.688 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.588 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.094 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.524 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.673 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.0144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.249 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ae4nnxv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.