Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 100 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 10:15 PM AKST (07:15 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-01-17 07:15:18 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.960° N, 164.269° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.743 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.188 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.7163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.9161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.4160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.3155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.3160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.6151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.2156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.6164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.2173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.7157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.9162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.6165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.041 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.9166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.073 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.8163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 4.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.7Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.6162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.2159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.0165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.8170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.568 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.3163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.996 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.858 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 3.1111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.2164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.5167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.6155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.6152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.8168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.760 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.1102 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.046 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.9146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.7152 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.6160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.694 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.778 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.3Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.640 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.088 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.762 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.766 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.044 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.069 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.957 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.5142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.9107 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.272 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.287 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023s8e6rf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.