Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 225 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 225 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 5:19 AM HADT (14:19 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 14:19:38 UTC
Depth
73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.631° N, 179.876° 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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.9177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.5185 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.6168 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.5155 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.2228 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 149 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.9250 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 131 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.7169 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.5153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.7272 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.6146 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 141 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.8184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.6194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.8223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 78 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.0133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.1136 km W of Adak, AK · 1834 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.7215 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 73 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.7201 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.8220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.1135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.9252 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.0257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.0168 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.5219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.7221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.9129 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.9222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.6165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.5208 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 5.5185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.2187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 3.4184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 6.1187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  41. 2.0191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.0178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.6191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.0189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.7188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.8182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.6221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.0211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 104 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 3.1190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 3.1179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.8133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.6247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.3172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.8209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.8207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.9175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.6245 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 174 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.8199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.6240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.9134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.7271 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.7299 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.8231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.6234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.9232 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.6232 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.5272 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.6221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.6194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.6248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.5253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.9257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bhoszh2. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.