Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 90 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 90 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT (23:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 132 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-12 23:50:53 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.421° N, 165.100° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 26

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast91 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g9un (also filed as ak021d3q5py2). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.