Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 69 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 2:08 AM AKDT (10:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 10:08:11 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.464° N, 149.716° 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
50

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.168 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.653 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.69 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.564 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.93 km ENE of Kachemak, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.845 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.67 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.911 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.158 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.867 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.116 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.936 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.832 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.8112 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.780 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.8Gulf of Alaska · 1909 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219ltblst. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.