Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 74 km NW of Ambler, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 74 km NW of Ambler, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 2021, 11:19 AM AKDT (19:19 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 75 km NW of Ambler, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 19:19:55 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.562° N, 159.057° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8111 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.175 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.076 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.532 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.8111 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.8128 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.758 km NNW of Kiana, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.067 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.014 km NW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.7110 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.0112 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.6115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.7115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.877 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.575 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.771 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.971 km NE of Kiana, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.952 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.170 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.559 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215w07uc1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.