Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 11:23 AM AKDT (19:23 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-31 19:23:28 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.615° N, 149.722° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.86 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.69 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.920 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.564 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.93 km ENE of Kachemak, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.845 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.67 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.911 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.158 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 62 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  41. 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.116 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.969 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.936 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.92 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.13 km ESE of Homer, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.832 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8112 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.117 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.914 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.780 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.52 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219qxdsua. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.