M1.8 earthquake 20 km NE of Birch Creek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Birch Creek, Alaska on Mon, Jun 28, 2021, 12:16 PM AKDT (20:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km N of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-28 20:16:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 66.409° N, 145.539° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.538 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.021 km NE of Beaver, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Venetie, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.834 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.245 km NNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.838 km E of Venetie, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.824 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.126 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02188d7acg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.