Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 8:42 AM AKDT (16:42 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 8:42 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-12 16:42:14 UTC
Depth: 81.9 km (50.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.086° N, 165.556° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 177°
Stations used: 44

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast15 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f2u1 (also filed as ak021aaq5crb). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.