Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km WNW of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Badger, Alaska on Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 10:37 AM AKST (19:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 19 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-23 19:37:22 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.813° N, 147.583° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.119 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.215 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.919 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.030 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.530 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.520 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.5Central Alaska · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.320 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.120 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.512 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.85 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 101
  13. 1.730 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.535 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02112cw72f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.