Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 230 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 230 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 10:42 PM HADT (07:42 UTC), 186 km (115 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-11 07:42:28 UTC
Depth
185.5 km (115.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.203° N, 179.955° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a8x9htv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.