Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 35 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 35 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska on Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 9:23 PM AKDT (05:23 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 62 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-12 05:23:57 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.658° N, 153.908° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.932 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.055 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.646 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.511 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.070 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.742 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.828 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.721 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.982 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.635 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.516 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.618 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.519 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.632 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.642 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.069 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.527 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.530 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.534 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.820 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.532 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.659 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.953 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.3105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.732 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.659 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.290 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.957 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.421 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.925 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.962 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.558 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.657 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.431 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.940 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bpt5pw3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.