Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 248 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 248 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 2:03 AM AKDT (10:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-17 10:03:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.120° N, 151.890° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 us7000f4dt (also filed as ak021aiw1o2m). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.