Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 10:36 AM AKDT (18:36 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 77 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 18:36:51 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.449° N, 165.736° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.088 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.165 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.2109 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.156 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.085 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.160 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.260 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.759 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.075 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.876 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.054 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.566 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.976 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.651 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.781 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.177 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.966 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.088 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.090 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.2161 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.010 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.882 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.4132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.180 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.890 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.174 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.073 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.590 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.746 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.026 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.872 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.061 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.787 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.0138 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.719 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.051 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.014 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.084 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 3.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.276 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.513 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.389 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.590 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.615 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.614 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.613 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.712 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.820 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.818 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.684 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.054 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.457 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.832 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.981 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.651 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.652 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.720 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.621 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.521 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.620 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.638 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.841 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.049 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away

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