Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 49 km SW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 5:02 PM HADT (02:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 75 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 5:02 PM HADT
UTC: 2021-04-16 02:02:50 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.915° N, 174.769° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e14p (also filed as ak0214vc66vj). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.