Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 61 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 5:45 PM AKDT (01:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 81 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 01:45:54 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.194° N, 156.572° 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
3.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.048 · 58 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
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219ywhi49 (also filed as us6000f2bi). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.