Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 8:26 AM AKST (17:26 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-22 17:26:54 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.722° N, 148.041° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.022 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.326 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.725 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.19 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.5Central Alaska · 1993 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.714 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.919 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.010 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.510 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.712 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.09 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.612 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.711 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
  11. 2.38 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.19 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.539 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.215 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.916 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212fxress. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.