Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 7:23 AM HADT (16:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 7:23 AM HADT
UTC: 2021-08-16 16:23:51 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.082° N, 179.159° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 34

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 163.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f78r (also filed as ak021ahc73pf). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.