Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km SSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Ester, Alaska on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 2:01 PM AKDT (22:01 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 22:01:33 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.755° N, 148.137° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.326 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.725 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.19 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.714 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.64 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.6northern Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.410 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.022 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.534 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.823 km E of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.919 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.010 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213geeu96. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.