Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-05 11:46:16 UTC
Depth
40.3 km (25.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.126° N, 150.238° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.515 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.841 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.84 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.758 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.821 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.34 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.931 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.011 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1904 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.723 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.123 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.84 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.55 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.336 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.721 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.348 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.123 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.61 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.513 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.12 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.16 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.125 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.551 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.68 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.57 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.512 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.914 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.117 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.931 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.916 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.321 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.936 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.94 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.618 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.78 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.86 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.524 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.87 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AK · 1912 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.67 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.66 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.62 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.46 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Eagle River, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.834 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218jss7o7 (also filed as us7000eiu8). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.