Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 72 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska on Fri, May 21, 2021, 10:02 PM AKDT (06:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 06:02:07 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.675° N, 146.962° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.543 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.580 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.081 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.76 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.762 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.617 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.110 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.732 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.153 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.514 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.655 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.724 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.369 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.031 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.07 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.935 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.26 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.567 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.066 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.671 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.663 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.855 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.782 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.8Central Alaska · 1896 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.63 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.650 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.066 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 193 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.9Central Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216ixwblt (also filed as us7000e598). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.