Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, May 17, 2021, 7:53 PM AKDT (03:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, May 17, 2021, 7:53 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-18 03:53:34 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.078° N, 149.850° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -4.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 148°
Stations used: 79

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e3zn (also filed as ak0216ca9mg3, iscgem620386417). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.