Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska on Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-04-18 02:05:10 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.460° N, 165.706° 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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.110 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.811 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.48 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.184 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 892 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.614 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.978 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 892 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.1109 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 891 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.780 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 891 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.615 km W of Akutan, Alaska · 890 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.887 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 888 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.765 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 887 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.654 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 886 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.033 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 885 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.3148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.196 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 885 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.148 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 885 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.163 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 885 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.280 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 885 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.069 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 884 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.685 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 884 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.0138 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 883 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.9140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 883 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.7141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 883 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.2125 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.177 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 882 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.551 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 882 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.668 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 882 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.748 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 881 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.6121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.416 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.932 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 881 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.076 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.053 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 880 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.737 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 879 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.383 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 879 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.5123 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.9131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.1140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.7131 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 878 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.084 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 878 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.9139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 877 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 3.036 km WNW of Akutan, Alaska · 876 days ago · 189 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.96 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 876 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.9106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 876 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.8110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 876 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.2109 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 876 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.814 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 875 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.743 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 875 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.033 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 875 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.216 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 875 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.981 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 875 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.871 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 875 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.666 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 874 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.94 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 874 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.079 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 874 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.979 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 873 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.849 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 873 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.9145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.829 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 895 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.082 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 896 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.1132 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 896 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.656 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 896 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.967 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 896 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.973 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 897 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.984 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 897 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.910 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 897 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.580 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 897 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.549 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 898 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.72 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 898 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.685 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 898 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.671 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 898 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.913 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 899 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.245 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 901 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.687 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 902 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.4113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 903 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.294 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 903 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.389 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 904 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.986 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 904 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02450assdv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.