Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km NNE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 11:27 PM HAST (09:27 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 73 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-23 09:27:15 UTC
Depth
109.7 km (68.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.008° N, 176.547° 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
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 67 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 ak021gekdmar. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.