Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 4:56 AM AKDT (12:56 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 4:56 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-09 12:56:24 UTC
Depth: 26.8 km (16.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.754° N, 164.130° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 33

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast116 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 151.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f7l1 (also filed as ak021a5p8yiu). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.