Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 27 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 27 km E of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 1:16 PM HADT (22:16 UTC), 19 km (12 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: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 1:16 PM HADT
UTC: 2021-08-19 22:16:02 UTC
Depth: 18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.231° N, 173.800° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f7nw (also filed as ak021amec537). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.