Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 78 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 78 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 1:28 PM AKDT (21:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 37 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 21:28:29 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.300° N, 152.512° 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
64

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b2x6t22. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.