Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 98 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 12:39 PM AKDT (20:39 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 20:39:21 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.482° N, 152.363° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eci6 (also filed as ak0217hwqoat). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.