Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 59 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 6:10 PM AKST (03:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 55 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 03:10:05 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.852° N, 146.965° 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
41

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.7northern Alaska · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.241 km NNE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.625 km ENE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.654 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.854 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.125 km WNW of Beaver, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.653 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.211 km NW of Central, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.846 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.123 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.149 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.838 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.424 km NW of Central, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.833 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212ul5z0q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.