Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 12:29 PM AKDT (20:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 20:29:15 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.421° N, 146.745° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  4. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.675 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 46
  12. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 179
  13. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 1811 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.482 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dk7map5 (also filed as us6000fwum). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.