M2.1 earthquake 146 km E of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 146 km E of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:29 AM AKDT (08:29 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 156 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-07-28 08:29:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.688° N, 149.841° 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
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.775 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.9156 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.4121 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.0119 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 2.0115 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1167 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.2114 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.189 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1177 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.9170 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
- 1.9101 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239ls9car. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.