Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 65 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 65 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 28 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-13 00:26:24 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.382° N, 148.604° 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
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02120rsw78 (also filed as us6000dh8w). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.