M2.4 earthquake 15 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 11:33 AM AKDT (19:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 118 stations

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aw9vogc (also filed as us7000f3v2). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.