Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 7:12 AM HADT (16:12 UTC), 197 km (123 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 67 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-21 16:12:48 UTC
Depth
197.2 km (122.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.331° N, 174.060° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 93.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219ac5pqg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.