Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 179 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 179 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:32 AM AKDT (19:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-26 19:32:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.055° N, 151.259° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0227 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.2222 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.198 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.3116 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.099 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.199 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.7202 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.5215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.7201 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.9207 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.8220 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.0215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.7216 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.2235 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.0240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.1209 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.1224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.8224 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.3221 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.4215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.5226 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.2250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.1228 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.0242 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.8215 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.8206 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.6183 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216pryzjd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.