Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 7:41 PM AKDT (03:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 47 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-19 03:41:53 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.657° N, 148.883° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.223 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.662 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.650 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.832 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.033 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.327 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.6132 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021deyyjia. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.