Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Apr 20, 2024, 7:21 AM AKDT (15:21 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 142 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-20 15:21:59 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.937° N, 164.617° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.683 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 894 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.1109 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 894 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.780 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 894 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.615 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 893 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.095 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 890 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.4159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 890 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.1116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 890 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.3148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 888 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 888 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.8146 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.0151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 887 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.944 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.745 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.645 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.997 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 886 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.0105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 886 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 885 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.7141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.2144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.893 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 885 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 885 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.2125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.6106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.646 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 884 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.6121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 884 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 3.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 884 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 884 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 883 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 883 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.086 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 883 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.732 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 883 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.735 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 882 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.834 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 882 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.053 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.737 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.534 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 882 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.0103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 882 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.5123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.9131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 3.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.7131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.990 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.195 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 880 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.385 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 880 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.7118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 880 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.4137 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.8110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.936 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 879 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.743 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.033 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.666 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 894 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 895 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.48 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.811 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 895 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.110 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 895 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 895 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.935 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 896 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.8169 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 897 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.171 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 897 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.835 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 898 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.7115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 899 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.0103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 899 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.1132 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 899 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.9163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 899 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.0161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 899 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.992 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 900 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.984 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.910 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.580 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 900 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 901 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02453tpqph. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.