Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 4:46 AM AKDT (12:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 92 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-02 12:46:47 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.643° N, 152.040° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.492 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.666 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.633 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.061 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.846 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.413 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.84 km N of Chiniak, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.86 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.062 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.134 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.983 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.815 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.991 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.535 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.570 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNE of Port Lions, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.359 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.821 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.89 km NE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b9e36z7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.