Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska on Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 41 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-18 00:24:04 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.291° N, 149.622° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.80 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.521 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.931 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.184 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.528 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.063 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.912 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.823 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.961 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.835 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.724 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.67 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.382 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.631 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.569 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.043 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.629 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.816 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.710 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.722 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.018 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021291h5qt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.