Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 16 km W of Cohoe, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km W of Cohoe, Alaska on Fri, May 21, 2021, 11:20 PM AKDT (07:20 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 07:20:33 UTC
Depth
60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.368° N, 151.601° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 142 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.520 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.329 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.285 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 128 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 61 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.151 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  38. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.524 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.81 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.721 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.218 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.54 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.624 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.622 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.338 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 79 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.113 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 135 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 61 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 140 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.752 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216iylo9f (also filed as us7000e59h). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.