M1.8 earthquake 38 km E of Venetie, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km E of Venetie, Alaska on Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 2:28 AM AKDT (10:28 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km N of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-30 10:28:21 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.030° N, 145.530° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.824 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.179 km SE of Arctic Village, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.663 km NE of Venetie, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.126 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Chalkyitsik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.551 km NNE of Venetie, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219p4im5m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.