Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 104 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 104 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 3:57 PM AKDT (23:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 162 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 3:57 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-06-05 23:57:48 UTC
Depth: 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 56.610° N, 155.768° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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: 17

Nearest places

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

Womens Bay, AlaskaPopulation 719. Forecast222 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 80.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02176dvfid (also filed as us7000ea87). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.