Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 88 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 88 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 3:19 PM HADT (00:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-28 00:19:09 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.855° N, 177.924° 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
43

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021881b7v0 (also filed as av91292431). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.