Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 161 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 161 km S of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 4:27 AM HADT (13:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 4:27 AM HADT
UTC: 2021-09-15 13:27:53 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 50.442° N, 176.273° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -3.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 4.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 92°
Stations used: 248

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbf2 (also filed as ak021buwk2qg). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.