Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 146 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 146 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 11:44 PM AKDT (07:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-11 07:44:36 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.769° N, 150.424° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.2233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.1208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.8242 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.8227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.8239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.0228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.2Gulf of Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.1224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.6181 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.4Gulf of Alaska · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.3216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.3210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.9228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.4200 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.4175 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.0225 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.8212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.2239 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.9220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.2235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.6240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.3244 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.7235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.7201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a8x9xp8. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.