M1.8 earthquake 56 km N of Juneau, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km N of Juneau, Alaska on Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 55 km E of Juneau, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-29 22:47:21 UTC
- Depth
- 7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.813° N, 134.420° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.050 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.925 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.035 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
- 2.657 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.955 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.958 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.557 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.155 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.862 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215h6byef. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.