Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 75 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 5:34 AM AKDT (13:34 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 80 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 5:34 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-03-26 13:34:39 UTC
Depth: 88.3 km (54.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.277° N, 164.654° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast75 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 84.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e3wt (also filed as ak0213wsmi80). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.