Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km NNE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 3:50 PM HADT (00:50 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 00:50:14 UTC
Depth
128.8 km (80.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.233° N, 174.165° 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
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aub4nfj. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.