Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 147 km NNE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 147 km NNE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 8:10 AM HADT (17:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-10-20 17:10:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.142° N, 176.023° 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
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
32

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fw9u. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.