Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 57 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 57 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 4, 2021, 11:20 PM HADT (08:20 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-05 08:20:23 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.831° N, 177.462° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 78 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 av91235051. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.