Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 54 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 10:30 AM AKDT (18:30 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 18:30:42 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.223° N, 141.555° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.957 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.155 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.6119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.525 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.885 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.0125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.990 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.689 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.537 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.667 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.857 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.524 km N of Nabesna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.9116 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.652 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.356 km SSW of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.730 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.224 km NE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.6118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.691 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.986 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cs2asxw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.