Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 39 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 2:24 PM AKDT (22:24 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 2:24 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-11 22:24:08 UTC
Depth: 81.6 km (50.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.081° N, 149.331° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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Stations used: 55

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bofquiz (also filed as us7000fae8). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.