M2.3 earthquake 21 km WSW of Circle, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Circle, Alaska on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-19 15:11:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.719° N, 144.453° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87 km S of Central, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.36 km NNW of Central, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021df5x7im (also filed as us6000fvvr). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.