Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 2:04 AM AKDT (10:04 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-10 10:04:55 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.078° N, 153.551° 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.

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Stations used
14

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218s1mliv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.