Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 64 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 64 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 8:02 AM HADT (17:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km ENE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-08-11 17:02:44 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.473° N, 175.965° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
51

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f8l6 (also filed as ak021a92za9e). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.