Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 15, 2024, 8:25 PM AKDT (04:25 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 55 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-08-16 04:25:30 UTC
Depth
76.5 km (47.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.269° N, 165.258° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.170 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 773 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.073 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 773 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.483 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 773 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.732 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska · 771 days ago · 94 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 770 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.786 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 769 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.79 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 769 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.1116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 769 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.881 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 768 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 768 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.573 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 768 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 767 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.575 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.644 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 767 days ago · 81 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.270 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 766 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 765 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.9117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 765 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.251 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 764 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.873 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 764 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.184 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 763 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.3115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.5112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.172 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.679 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.8112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 762 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.280 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 761 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.072 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 761 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.288 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 760 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.557 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 760 days ago · 152 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.657 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 760 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.067 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 758 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 3.415 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 758 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.715 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.812 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 758 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 758 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.547 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 756 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.823 km NNE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 756 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.557 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 755 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 754 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.977 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.796 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.380 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.077 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.933 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.564 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 753 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.822 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.986 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.184 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 752 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.079 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.720 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.199 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 750 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 750 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 3.375 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 749 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 749 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.5110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.863 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.943 km NW of Akutan, Alaska · 747 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.948 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 775 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.857 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 775 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.995 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 776 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.821 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 777 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.520 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 777 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.889 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 778 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.240 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 778 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.731 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 779 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 779 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.096 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 779 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.5104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.939 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 781 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.684 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 782 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.6101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 783 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.293 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 784 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.9101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 784 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 785 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.781 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 785 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.655 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 785 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.756 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 788 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024aislmr3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.