Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 12:12 PM AKDT (20:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-16 20:12:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.577° N, 148.685° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.6257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.1271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.3244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.5251 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.5247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.2248 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.2292 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.8260 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.1269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.0258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.5280 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.8256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.1266 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.9257 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.7259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.4175 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.5229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.0266 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.6282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.0247 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.9273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.9246 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.1208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.1265 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.9261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.1261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.0250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.7261 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.9262 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.0269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.9246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.9261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.7250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.6259 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.5151 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.1240 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.5215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.8286 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.5246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.3271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.5235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021924up25. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.