Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24 km NW of Central, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Central, Alaska on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 1:03 AM AKST (10:03 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 10:03:06 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.701° N, 145.245° 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
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km SE of Circle, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.646 km ESE of Central, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.759 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.918 km NW of Circle, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.642 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.7northern Alaska · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.654 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.854 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.653 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.211 km NW of Central, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.846 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.018 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211za2x5d (also filed as us6000dgxu). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.