Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km ENE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Badger, Alaska on Mon, Nov 22, 2021, 6:49 PM AKST (03:49 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-23 03:49:27 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.821° N, 147.436° 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

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Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.240 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.15 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.663 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.656 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.657 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.023 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.610 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.667 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 179
  11. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 46
  12. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f0utcid. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.