Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 25, 2021, 11:51 PM HADT (08:51 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, May 25, 2021, 11:51 PM HADT
UTC: 2021-05-26 08:51:40 UTC
Depth: 15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.631° N, 178.413° 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: 24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

Before

Earthquakes today Alaska earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216plj4e8 (also filed as av91251931). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.