Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 85 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 15:11:46 UTC
Depth
91.3 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.359° N, 156.618° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.266 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.851 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.849 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 119 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.925 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.754 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.685 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.865 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.251 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.640 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 112 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.836 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.680 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 138 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.685 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.855 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.458 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.958 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.123 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2005 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.974 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.586 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.038 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.163 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 136 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.657 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.280 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 127 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.240 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 138 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.9115 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.3100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.687 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.979 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.7101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.946 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.759 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.756 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.328 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 189 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.272 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.879 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.655 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.249 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.270 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.785 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.966 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.295 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.770 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.778 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.773 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.151 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 90 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.057 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2023 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.955 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.552 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.459 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.656 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.955 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 91 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.984 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.369 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.546 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.883 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.883 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.254 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.840 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 136 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.357 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.457 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213gab00f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.