Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 189 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 189 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 12:34 AM AKDT (08:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Womens Bay forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-01 08:34:04 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.027° N, 151.082° 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.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.9225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.4223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.7225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.8234 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.3239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.4199 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.2204 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.7180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.1208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.0219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.8225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.8219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.8229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.9233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2240 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.8226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.6210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.0156 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.1241 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.9223 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.8159 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.0230 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.2236 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.3257 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.2200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208esbckd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.