Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 252 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 252 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 1:01 PM GMT+12 (01:01 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 01:01:32 UTC
Depth
144.8 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.051° N, 179.700° E
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
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aubfmcf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.