Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 30 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 1:13 PM AKDT (21:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-30 21:13:11 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.103° N, 152.829° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.836 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.713 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.89 km NE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.010 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.821 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNE of Port Lions, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.630 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.925 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.815 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.421 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.114 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.659 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.3105 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.831 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.730 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.918 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.021 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.217 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.626 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.620 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.833 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219paz5bj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.