Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 136 km W of Adak, AK

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 136 km W of Adak, AK on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 7:55 PM HADT (04:55 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 04:55:33 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.705° N, 178.586° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 134.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91041318. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.