Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 62 km E of Juneau, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 62 km E of Juneau, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 3:34 PM AKDT (23:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 59 km E of Juneau, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-27 23:34:17 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.376° N, 133.365° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.957 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.159 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.964 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.551 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.559 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.856 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.756 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.557 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 3.155 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.557 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.958 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.955 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.657 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eqd8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.