Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 82 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 12:59 AM AKDT (08:59 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 100 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 08:59:34 UTC
Depth
51.3 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.968° N, 150.449° 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
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.795 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.8105 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.569 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.2115 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.57 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.953 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.043 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.540 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.932 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.54 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Port Graham, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.9104 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.8111 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.02 km SE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.643 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.629 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.722 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.243 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.0100 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.395 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.67 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.724 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.835 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.961 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.823 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.912 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.64 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.063 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.184 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.931 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.087 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.986 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.54 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213eivvcl. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.