M3.2 earthquake 164 km S of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 164 km S of Cordova, Alaska on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 3:20 PM AKDT (23:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-03 23:20:46 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.076° N, 145.493° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.3 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.032 · 130 stations |
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
- 162
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8150 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.5139 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.684 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219vycysn (also filed as us6000f20l). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.