Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SSE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Badger, Alaska on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 6:32 PM AKDT (02:32 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Badger forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-01 02:32:14 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.769° N, 147.499° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.6Central Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
  19. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 46
  28. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 179
  29. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.18 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.910 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.88 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.89 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.49 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.57 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.99 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cl6muip. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.