Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 196 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 5:13 PM AKDT (01:13 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-13 01:13:35 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.308° N, 161.965° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1221 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.7227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4154 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.7158 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.4152 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.8111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.3215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.1147 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.9146 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.3151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.8151 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.7245 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.7149 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.9148 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.4south of Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.0162 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.5168 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.0143 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.5145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.0145 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.3167 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.6157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.3218 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.8159 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.7207 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.8254 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.7232 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.1174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.1170 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.0185 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.2171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.0153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.4166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 4.1168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.5171 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.6244 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.2Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.9233 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218wuxmfc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.