Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 4:14 PM AKDT (00:14 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 00:14:32 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.510° N, 158.490° 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.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b2klpiz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.