Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 11:35 AM AKDT (19:35 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 19:35:17 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.395° N, 150.979° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.914 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.861 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.336 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.52 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.53 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.12 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.955 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.859 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.563 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.534 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.036 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.610 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 55 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.03 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 4.321 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 58 · tsunami flag
  43. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.621 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.121 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.219 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.914 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.117 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.522 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.948 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.820 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.613 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1897 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.055 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.84 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.931 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.916 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.832 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.316 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.90 km WNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.828 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.712 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.420 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.55 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.765 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.931 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.916 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218ow3d5d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.