Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 182 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 182 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 5:28 AM HADT (14:28 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 14:28:59 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.589° N, 175.014° 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.

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Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.7131 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.6127 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.9123 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.7204 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.8143 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.0162 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.7121 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.6115 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.0124 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.898 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.9121 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.5176 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.8119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.7174 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.3101 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.3175 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.192 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.5104 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.6181 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.5165 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.6138 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.986 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.2128 km S of Atka, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213wt6tk9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.