Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 2:20 PM AKDT (22:20 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 42 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 22:20:12 UTC
Depth
123.1 km (76.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.901° N, 153.137° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.036 · 104 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
113

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219xlat73 (also filed as us6000f2a4). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.