Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 143 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 143 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 10:42 PM AKDT (06:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 195 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-29 06:42:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.842° N, 155.383° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f2fh. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.