Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 45 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 45 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 2:30 PM AKDT (22:30 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 81 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 2:30 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-02 22:30:50 UTC
Depth: 23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.146° N, 157.743° 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

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Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Naknek, AlaskaPopulation 544. Forecast181 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218f0mkz9 (also filed as us7000eidl). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.