Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 68 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 68 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 133 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 00:39:09 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.592° N, 153.236° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.516 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.719 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.8133 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.024 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.917 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.761 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.8113 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.635 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.810 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.126 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.628 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.972 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.732 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.655 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.5107 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.6102 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.616 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213bb2ru. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.