Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km E of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km E of Akhiok, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-02 11:00:15 UTC
Depth
30.6 km (19.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.927° N, 153.653° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.659 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.732 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.3105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.953 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.615 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.413 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.932 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.055 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.646 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.511 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.134 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.620 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.124 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.742 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.828 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.721 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.957 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.290 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.957 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.57 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.137 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.421 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.925 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.962 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.558 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.657 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.431 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.940 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.630 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.630 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b9d7tuc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.