Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 5:57 PM AKDT (01:57 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km SW of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 01:57:32 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.082° N, 149.192° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.920 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.564 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.845 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.613 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.50 km SSE of Sterling, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.653 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.969 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.936 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.832 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.827 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.812 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021adse5e9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.