Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 88 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 88 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 6:20 AM AKST (15:20 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 158 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (mb), minor
Local time: Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 6:20 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-24 15:20:39 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.658° N, 164.698° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 38

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast88 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dema (also filed as ak0212j7lyb7). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.