Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 42 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 42 km S of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 8:38 AM HADT (17:38 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 49 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 8:38 AM HADT
UTC: 2021-08-13 17:38:33 UTC
Depth: 69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.493° N, 176.538° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 22.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 34

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f3al (also filed as ak021ace9ocg). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.