Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 230 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 230 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 8:03 PM HADT (05:03 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 05:03:06 UTC
Depth
92.7 km (57.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.755° N, 179.976° 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
37

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b2nigp5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.