Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 18, 2021, 2:05 PM GMT+12 (02:05 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, May 18, 2021, 2:05 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2021-05-18 02:05:09 UTC
Depth: 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.144° N, 179.445° E
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 10.0 km horizontally, 14.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e460 (also filed as ak0216c9dvx4). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.