Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 140 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 140 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 22, 2021, 2:56 AM HAST (12:56 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 193 km S of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-22 12:56:35 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.868° N, 175.417° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.188 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.051 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.187 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.657 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.978 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.077 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.597 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.641 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.896 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.761 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.186 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.971 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.293 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.774 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.885 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.789 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.159 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.9193 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.693 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.598 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.599 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.895 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.175 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.498 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.0102 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.176 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.656 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.7100 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.8208 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.2162 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.945 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.766 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.694 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.059 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.991 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.797 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.864 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.877 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.874 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.7105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.872 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.961 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.098 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 3.161 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.896 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.2128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.067 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.761 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.754 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.546 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.986 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.758 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.773 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.7180 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.491 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.283 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.7100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.556 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.860 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.890 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.857 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.469 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.969 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.663 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.195 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.5115 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.676 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.666 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.678 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.979 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02110lawz2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.