Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 202 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 202 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-28 03:52:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.753° N, 151.324° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eqip (also filed as ak021883at3y). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.