Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km ESE of Beaver, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Beaver, Alaska on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 8:49 PM AKDT (04:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SW of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 04:49:35 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.272° N, 146.994° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847 km S of Beaver, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.533 km ESE of Beaver, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.538 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.933 km SE of Beaver, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.9northern Alaska · 1797 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.027 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.653 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.854 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.829 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.416 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bj6kf9s (also filed as us7000f94r). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.