Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 27 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 3:32 PM AKDT (23:32 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-14 23:32:54 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.440° N, 152.607° 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

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km ESE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.051 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.732 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.758 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.628 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.833 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.620 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.626 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.142 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.247 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.047 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.634 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.918 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.730 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.130 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.947 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.713 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.821 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.359 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.610 km NNE of Port Lions, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.630 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.625 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.199 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.436 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.161 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.940 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0217l9k7jq (also filed as us7000ed3m). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.