Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 66 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 66 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 6:06 AM AKST (15:06 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 72 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-21 15:06:57 UTC
Depth
68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.582° N, 153.465° 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
64

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 147.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212e8wyfk (also filed as us6000djww). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.