M2.8 earthquake 113 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 113 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 5:06 PM AKST (02:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 64 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-02 02:06:02 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.292° N, 152.326° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.126 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.064 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
- 2.6200 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.0180 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ilyimm (also filed as us6000ddsk). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.