Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 54 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 7:09 PM HADT (04:09 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 116 km NW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-14 04:09:25 UTC
Depth
170.0 km (105.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.066° N, 175.900° 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

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Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 176.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218yk8e4e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.