Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 46 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 46 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 12:46 PM HADT (21:46 UTC), 137 km (85 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: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 12:46 PM HADT
UTC: 2021-09-01 21:46:12 UTC
Depth: 137.0 km (85.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.052° N, 176.019° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 98°
Stations used: 23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbmb (also filed as ak021b7vwo4p). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.